The draw for the ConIFA World Cup has been made.
The Manx International Football Alliance's Ellan Vannin side have been drawn in a group with the African island of Zanzibar and Nagorno-Karabakh, a region of Azerbaijan.
Manager Chris Bass gave Manx Radio his initial reaction to the draw:
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