World Cup 2010 | Pairings for the play-offs in Europe

The 2010 World Cup is just around the corner, and as proof that we are only 9 seats free for anyone who has not done his homework ... or New Zealand, which has done but he still has one more push. Today has seen the relationship pairings for the last four European markets.

The eight best runners (Norway finished second in their group but with fewer points than anyone else) will play on the 14th November the 18th round the lap, the eliminiatoria of repechage. The pairings are:

Republic of Ireland - France: France comes to this play-off after having been world champion in 1998, Europe in 1984 and 2000 and runner-up in Germany 2006. Why are you here? Surely by Domenech, who fails to convey joy to his players, and also because without Zinedine Zidane have not yet found its rhythm. Northern Ireland did not lose a match of their group.

Portugal - Bosnia. Portugal reached the stage of the playoffs by a hair, wondering until the last minute. Bosnia, meanwhile, did a magnificent pre-European and ranked as second ahead of Belgium and especially Turkey, making a brilliant campaign that Spain alone could defeat. Bosnia undoubtedly deserves a pass by delivery and claw, but Portugal is always difficult.

Greece - Ukraine. A heat that is very difficult to guess where to go. Greece won Euro 2004, but neither is now to shoot rockets (made of gold that championship who opted for them at the start).

Russia - Slovenia. Russia was the revelation of the last European Championship with Arshavin fantastic, but Slovenia is in the repechage on merit. A heat balance.