Bosnia & Herzegovina 1 Republic of Ireland 1: After the fog of Zenica, we’re guaranteed clarity in Dublin on Monday night, with this European Championship play-off against Bosnia still finely poised.

ALTHOUGH Giovanni Trapattoni insists he has no particular preference about who Ireland get in today’s European Championship play-off draw, he observed yesterday that Estonia tend more towards the physical than the creative — and teams high on creativity are the ones which cause him most concern.

THE Republic of Ireland’s World Cup prospects received a major setback last night after FIFA confirmed that a seeding arrangement will apply for the Europe Zone play-offs in November.