LONDON — The Republic of Ireland takes on France and FIFA on Saturday in the first leg of a 2010 World Cup playoff.
FIFA, whose motto is Fair Play, changed the playoff procedure a month before the qualifying program ended, which seemed rather unfair play. Having initially written to all national associations to tell them the playoff draw would be open, world football's governing body changed its mind and decided the draw would be seeded.
Big difference.
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