Northern Ireland 0-1 Kazakhstan (UEFA European Championships Qualifiers) So before we start... Kazakhstan of course is in Central Asia, not Europe, but as a former Soviet nation (population 19m), they long applied to participate in UEFA competition, switching from the Asian Federation back in 2002, and ever since have struggled amidst 'whipping boy' status on the international stage, but this year in particular, under their cool and rather Russian looking 'Pep-a-like' in Mago