McGinn is hungry for more success

McGinn has experienced the highs and lows of qualification in recent years as part of the squads which made it through to Euro 2016 but also narrowly missed out on going to the World Cup two years later.

However, the Aberdeen man says the disappointment of that play-off defeat to Switzerland in 2017 is a driving factor for tomorrow night’s clash against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

“The last play-off was tough to take with the whole penalty situation,” said McGinn.

“In the home game we probably showed them too much respect and in the away game on the night, the boys were fantastic but we didn’t get the result we wanted.

“But when you have those moments it just makes you more hungry to achieve things and because we’ve been there and played at a major tournament and done well, you’re always hungry for more.

“As you get older and more experienced you know these chances are at a minimum but there is no better opportunity than Bosnia on Thursday night to set ourselves up nicely.

“There’s no more incentive than a final at Windsor Park and we know on our night at Windsor we are capable of beating most teams and that’s what we want to do.

“We know how difficult it’s going to be but it’s a challenge we are definitely ready for.

“Having all our bigger calibre players available which will be the case on Thursday, we have to use every attribute we have to go out there and give it our all.

“Of course, we’ll have to concentrate on them at different times, but we have to do what we’re good at and that’s working hard, sticking together as a team and keeping the confidence levels high.

“There’ll be no better feeling winning on Thursday night and knowing we can have a massive opportunity in Belfast to reach another major tournament.”