Wales v Northern Ireland - the match nobody wants

Wales host Northern Ireland in a friendly in Cardiff on Tuesday because both teams lost their World Cup play-off semi-finals on Thursday. Wales host Northern Ireland in a friendly in Cardiff on Tuesday because both teams lost their World Cup play-off semi-finals on Thursday.

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• Wales host Northern Ireland in a friendly in Cardiff on Tuesday because both teams lost their World Cup play-off semi-finals on Thursday.
• Wales host Northern Ireland in a friendly in Cardiff on Tuesday because both teams lost their World Cup play-off semi-finals on
• Thursday. Wales host Northern Ireland in a friendly in Cardiff on Tuesday because both teams lost their World Cup play-off
• semi-finals on Thursday.

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• y because both teams lost their World Cup play-off semi-finals on Thursday.
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Why it matters

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• Wales host Northern Ireland in a friendly in Cardiff on Tuesday because both teams lost their World Cup play-off semi-finals on Thursday.
• Wales host Northern Ireland in a friendly in Cardiff on Tuesday because both teams lost their World Cup play-off semi-finals on
• Thursday. Wales host Northern Ireland in a friendly in Cardiff on Tuesday because both teams lost their World Cup play-off