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​Ireland chief Owens says Euro2021 playoffs primed for October

FAI chief Gary Owens says that remaining Euro 2021 qualifiers are likely to take place in October and November.

Some teams have still not qualified for the Euro 2020 tournament that is now taking place next summer.

Ireland are among those nations who had their playoff postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

They will play Slovakia, before matching up against either Bosnia-Herzegovina or neighbours Northern Ireland in the final round.

Owens told FAI TV: "There has been a slight move on that [play-off dates]. Originally, we thought it may well be November but it now looks like the semi-final is the preferred option in October.

"They don't want to have the semi-final and the final of the play-offs in the one month. It looks like the Nations League matches will be in September and October, with the semi-final play-off in October and the final play-off in November."

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