Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland discover World Cup play-off opponents :-: Metro
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Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland will play Switzerland and Denmark respectively for a place at the 2018 World Cup.
The rest of the draw sees Croatia play Greece and Italy take on Sweden.
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The play-offs will be played over two legs during the next international break. The first legs will be between 9 and 11 November and the second legs between 12 and 14 November.
Northern Ireland, seeking a place at the World Cup for the first time in 32 years, will play at home in the first leg.
Opponents Switzerland were desperately unlucky not to have qualified automatically after they won nine of their 10 qualifiers. But they finished behind Portugal on goal difference.
The last time they played Northern Ireland was in 2004, with the match ending 0-0.
World Cup play-off draw
Northern Ireland v Switzerland
Denmark v Republic of Ireland
Croatia v Greece
Sweden v Italy
Martin O’Neill’s Republic of Ireland side will be away in the first-leg of their tie with Denmark. The Danes finished behind Poland in their qualifying group.
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