'This was more a show than a draw' but Heimir Hallgrímsson happy with potential World Cup fixtures
Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson. Pic: ©INPHO/Priscila Bütler.
As soon as the World Cup draw concluded, Heimir Hallgrímsson was a happy man. For multiple reasons.
Over two hours after it started, after appearances from Kevin Hart, Heidi Klum, Tom Brady, and Robbie Williams amongst others, after Donald Trump received the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize and after Rio Ferdinand conducted the formalities, it finally ended.
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