Midfielder Steven Reid does not expect a two-leg play-off against Iran to trouble the Republic of Ireland side who knocked Holland out of the World Cup.
Republic manager Mick McCarthy was in Abu Dhabi to watch Iran beat the United Arab Emirates 3-0 in the second leg of their Asian zone World Cup qualifying play-off to earn a 4-0 aggregate win.
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