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They were part of a wave of around 7,000 refugees whose journey to the European Union had been blocked last week when Macedonia declared a state of emergency and closed its borders after being overwhelmed by the huge influx of people, amid Europe’s worst migration crisis...

Both sides will also face Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania and Malta in Group F.

Things do not look quite so straightforward in Group A, where the Netherlands and France face tricky opponents in Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus and Luxembourg.

The winners of the nine European groups qualify automatically for the World Cup with the eight best runners-up facing off in two-legged playoffs for the remaining four spots.

Despite Wales’ remarkable climb in the rankings and elevation to top seed for this draw, O’Neill would not be unhappy to draw them as the top seed in Ireland’s group.

It’s never easy going to places like Moldova and Georgia and we know about the quality of Austria, Republic of Ireland and Serbia.

9 July: Bosnian Serbs step up shelling; thousands of Bosnian Muslim refugees flee to Srebrenica.

Russia’s Churkin and China’s UN Ambassador Liu Jieyi appealed to the council not to put the resolution to a vote, citing divisions among its 15 members.