Damien Duff: Ireland's World Cup draw 'could have been an awful lot worse'

Duff left no doubt as to his feelings on the controversy over the motivational video shown to the Ireland squad prior to the friendly against England last month

Republic of Ireland assistant coach Damien Duff. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Damien Duff believes the Republic of Ireland's 2022 World Cup qualifying draw could have been “an awful lot worse”.

Stephen Kenny's side drew European champions Portugal, Serbia, Luxembourg, and Azerbaijan in Group A. They will now open their campaign away to Serbia in March after the full fixture list for the qualifiers was revealed on Tuesday evening.