Playoff games in the European continent were announced last week and there are certainly some interesting line-ups.
14/11/09
Ireland vs France
Portugal vs Bosnia
Greece vs Ukraine
Russia vs Slovenia
18/11/09
France vs Ireland
Bosnia vs Portugal
Ukraine vs Greece
Slovenia vs Russia
Gareth Mayer writes about Ireland’s draw against France in the Irish Soccer Blog
The Republic of Ireland have drawn France in the Play-Offs for the 2010 World Cup and some may already be preparing obituaries for Giovanni Trapattoni’s team, but there are a lot of reasons for the Irish to be hopeful going into next month’s two-legged fixture.