If Ireland progress past the country ranked 100th in the world, they will face the winners of Belgium and Poland over two legs on November 26th and December 5th.

From a last chance for some of the game's greatest players, and some smaller nations eyeing up a big shock, here is what you need to know ahead of Thursday's other games.

Ireland play the Czech Republic in their World Cup play-off semi-final in Prague on March 26th, in what will be Koubek's first game in charge.