World Cup playoff draw: Italy face Sweden
October 17, 2017Advertisement
As the race to qualify for the 2018 Russia World Cup hots up, the draw for the best second-placed teams was made on Tuesday.
Four-time World Cup champions Italy are to face Sweden, but will play away first. To make the tournament, Northern Ireland will have to beat Switzerland. After their dramatic victory against Wales in the group stage, Ireland have been rewarded with a draw against Denmark while Croatia will take on Greece.
The first legs are to be played between November 9 and 11, with the second legs following on the 12 to the 14 of next month.
The four winners are to be placed in the World Cup draw to be held on December 1 in the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow.