Summary Bosnia were the next-best team after Belgium and Wales qualified from Group B.
PARIS (AFP) - The Republic of Ireland will need to beat Bosnia-Herzegovina to reach the Euro 2016 finals in France next summer following Sunday s draw.
Martin O Neill s side took third place in the Group D qualifier behind world champions Germany and Poland, and that was enough to earn them a spot in one of the four playoff ties to decide the final qualifiers for the 24 team tournament.
Bosnia were the next-best team after Belgium and Wales qualified from Group B.
Ireland have met Bosnia just once before, with the Irish winning 1-0 courtesy of a Shane Long header in May 2012 under previous manager Giovanni Trapattoni, having reached Euro 2012 via a play-off win over Estonia
In the other ties, Sweden take on Denmark in a Scandinavian derby, Ukraine play Slovenia and Norway tackle Hungary.
The draw, made on Sunday, for the playoffs for Euro 2016:
Sweden v Denmark
Ukraine v Slovenia
Bosnia-Herzegovina v Ireland
Norway v Hungary
(Both legs to be played between November 12-17, winners qualify for the Euro 2016 finals in France)
