Ireland are in a strange predicament where it would be more beneficial to their chances of Euro 2024 qualification to lose to the Netherlands next month.
and it’s becoming increasingly clear which ones will have to enter a play-off and which will fail to make it altogether.The European Championship play-offs include the best-performing sides from the Nations League that failed to qualify automatically for Euro 2024.
For Ireland to be in the play-offs there cannot be more than seven teams above them in the Nations League ranking that failed to qualify automatically.The Netherlands are among the teams above Ireland in the Nations League rankings, and so, it would be beneficial if Ronald Koeman’s men qualify ahead of Greece, a side ranked below Kenny’s side.
In turn, a loss to the Netherlands would create an additional play-off spot for Ireland, but a win would almost certainly take away their chance to advance., the social media platform formally known as Twitter:"This is truly bonkers. Ireland's flagging play-off hopes can be boosted by an Ireland defeat to the Netherlands."
However, the crunch match against the Netherlands takes place in their final qualifier on November 18. SPORTbible are on WhatsApp! We've launched a dedicated news channel to send you the latest news, features and plenty more directly on WhatsApp and all you need to do to sign up is click through to our one-way broadcast channelWhy Man Utd's Old Trafford and Liverpool's Anfield are not host venues for Euro 2028Football
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