World Cup qualifiers will be Ireland’s biggest challenge yet

THIS World Cup qualifying tournament will be the most challenging ever faced by Ireland.
World Cup qualifiers will be Ireland’s biggest challenge yet
Fri, 05 Dec, 2003 - 00:00

The number of matches, the strength of the opposition, and the fact that fixture congestion means Ireland could have only two days to prepare for some contests.

Ireland have been placed in Pot B and so cannot be drawn against Netherlands, Croatia, Belgium, Denmark, Russia, Slovenia or Poland.

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