FIFA in play-off u-turn
Ireland will face a daunting World Cup play-off clash against one of Europe's top teams
after FIFA made a dramatic u-turn and confirmed they will use a seeding system for the European
play-offs.
After a FIFA meeting in Rio de Janeiro last night, President Sepp Blatter confirmed: "We have
decided on seeding the teams into two groups of four, taking the Fifa world rankings into account,
with the top four in one pot and the others in another pot.
One Team In Ireland @ Sep 30, 2009 7:24 AM EDT | Blog Profile
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