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Published 22:43 6 Oct 2017 BST
Updated 23:10 6 Oct 2017 BST
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Thanks to Scotland's result, Ireland could also be heading to Cardiff knowing that a win will secure at least a playoff spot but they still need something to work out for them in an another group for that to happen.
As it transpires though, they still have an outside bet of automatic qualification. A very long outside bet at that.
Group D results
If Ireland beat Wales, they'll have 13 points in this ranking system for the playoffs.
Everyone else can better that total at the time of writing so Martin O'Neill will need a few favours. He could well get them though.
Here are some ways Ireland can reach the playoffs (granted they beat Wales) and here are the fixtures we should be looking at over the next few days.
Group F
If Scotland don't beat Slovenia, a win for Ireland would see them in the playoffs - regardless if Slovakia displace Scotland in second place in that group or not.
Sweden are in second at the moment with the possibility of hitting 16 points in the second-place ranking.
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