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Published 12:27 2 Dec 2018 GMT
Updated 13:12 2 Dec 2018 GMT
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So, as Amsterdam, Munich and Dublin are hosting matches at Euro 2020, Ireland could not be drawn alongside the two heavyweight football nations.
McCarthy's team were instead put into the more-favourable Group D.
Then, the next ball out of the bowl was Northern Ireland. So, Northern Ireland took the Republic's place in the group of death.
It drew an animated response from the crowd at the Convention Centre in Dublin, where the draw was made.
You can watch the clip here:
https://twitter.com/RTEsoccer/status/1069197321794019328
And here's the extended clip of when Northern Ireland discovered their fate:
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