Official: The Playoff Opponent is Ireland
It's official. France's playoff opponent is Ireland.
And Raymond Domenech is kissing the boots of UEFA for deciding to seed the draw.
France, the 1998 world champions, 2000 European champions and beaten World Cup finalists in 2006, will have the advantage of playing the second leg on home soil against an Ireland side coached by Giovanni Trapattoni.
France World Cup Team Blog @ Oct 19, 2009 12:24 PM EST | Blog Profile
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