World Cup Play-Off Draw: QPR, Tottenham and Charlton Athletic stars find Wales and Republic of Ireland fate

Tottenham Hotspur, QPR and Charlton Athletic stars representing Wales, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have found out their fate for the World Cup Play-off process today with the draw completed.

All three nations kept their hopes of booking a place at the tournament next summer alive over the international break. Wales beat Liechtenstein 1-0 and then thumped North Macedonia 7-1, with Spurs man Brennan Johnson scoring a brilliant goal.

Meanwhile, the Republic of Ireland completed a head-turning duo of victories over Portugal and Hungary, while Northern Ireland bounced back from a 1-0 defeat against Slovakia with a 1-0 win over Luxembourg.

World Cup Play-off draw: Republic of Ireland, Wales and Northern Ireland find out fate

The draw for the World Cup Play-off was completed on Thursday afternoon. In Play-off Path A, Northern Ireland will travel to Italy in the semi-final with Wales hosting Bosnia and Herzegovina. The final will be hosted by the winner of the latter fixture.

In Play-off Path D, the Republic of Ireland will travel to the Czech Republic in the semi-final. The winner of that match will host either Denmark or North Macedonia in the final.

The semi-finals will take place on Thursday, March 26 and the finals are in the calendar for Tuesday, March 31. There are no kick-off times as of yet for the fixtures.

On paper, Northern Ireland have been handed the toughest semi-final clash in going up against Italy. The two nations have met 11 times previously with Wales winning just once against the Azzurri back in 1958.

Meanwhile, Wales meet Bosnia and Herzegovina once again, having clinched qualification for Euro 2016 against the nation. The Republic of Ireland have not played the Czech Republic in a competitive game since the Euro 2008 qualifiers but did just beat Hungary, who are three points above the Czechs in the world rankings.

Tottenham Hotspur, QPR and Charlton Athletic stars involved in World Cup Play-off

Tottenham Hotspur star Brennan Johnson is one of the leading lights for Wales as the second most expensive player to have come from the nation. He has seven goals in his 42 appearances for the country and was labelled as ‘brilliant’ by manager Craig Bellamy this week.

He’s joined by QPR full-back Rhys Norrington-Davies, who is on loan at Loftus Road from Sheffield United this season, and Fulham winger Harry Wilson. The Cottagers man netted a hat-trick against North Macedonia this week.

There’s also QPR representation for Northern Ireland in the form of winger Paul Smyth, who played just 38 minutes over the recent break, as well as Crystal Palace rising star Justin Devenny.

Brentford duo Caoimhin Kelleher and Nathan Collins represent the Republic of Ireland, as does QPR full-back Jimmy Dunne. Charlton Athletic midfielder Conor Coventry is also part of the set-up and played 22 minutes in the win over Portugal last week.

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