As Shay Given and the rest of the Republic of Ireland team must have feared, it's a tough draw for them in the World Cup European qualifier play-offs. The Republic have drawn former world champions France in the seeded draw.
Given complained before the draw about the way seeding had been introduced late in the day for the European qualifiers.
The matches will take place on Saturday 14 November and Wednesday 18 November to decide who goes through to the final tournament in South Africa next summer.
Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni was said to be "quite relaxed" about the draw. France manager Raymond Domenech said: "They're a team who have not lost in qualifying, who drew with Italy in their last game after conceding a late goal. We know they're tough, but so are we."
The rest of the draw is:
Portugal v Bosnia-Herzegovina
Greece v Ukraine
Russia v Slovenia
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