WELL WE TOLD you so last night, but UEFA have this morning confirmed that Ireland will be seeded in the draw for the Euro2012 play-offs.
Trap’s side - who beat Armenia at the Aviva Stadium last night - will be in the pot with heavy-hitters Portugal, Croatia and the Czech Republic.
The four teams were chosen based on their national team coefficients ahead of the draw in Krakow.
So, that means the Boys in Green can look forward to a showdown with one of Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro or Estonia.
The first leg will be played on November 11/12, with the return ties on November 15.
thank god for that
Estonia please, i wouldnt fancy getting the others
Does this mean that UEFA count us as ‘heavy hitters’? ;) Seriously though, this is great news, I wouldn’t fancy having to play any of those teams with they way we’re playing at the moment.
Wouldn’t write out Estonia though William. They beat N. Ireland 4-1 a few weeks ago. They’d only love to do the same to the South, I’m sure!
Ah yes, the formidable Northern Ireland. One of the top teams in Europe to be sure! ;)
Fingers crossed we can dodge Turkey. We should be able to handle the rest.
Though, we should also be able to put more than 2 past Andorra and not rely on the referee to beat Armenia…
That was the jammyiest game we ever won!