Ireland and Northern Ireland will be unseeded in play-off draw

Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will both be unseeded for next week’s World Cup play-off draw, when they will learn if they will face either Switzerland, Italy, Croatia or Denmark.

Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will both be unseeded for next week’s World Cup play-off draw, when they will learn if they will face either Switzerland, Italy, Croatia or Denmark.

Michael O’Neill and Martin O’Neill’s teams both finished as one of the eight best group runners-up to ensure they are just a two-legged tie away from making it through to join England in Russia next summer.