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Who would have thought that this would come to pass? A question, no doubt asked by Galway and Mayo fans as they deal with the reality that the age-old rivals are to meet in a preliminary All-Ireland football quarter-final.Pearse Stadium in Salthill on Sunday will be the next stop-off in their storied coming together.

Not Croke Park in July for a semi-final, or indeed, a final.The final day of the group phase produced outcomes that were a result of much see-sawing in play.

Galway lost top spot in their section after going down by a point to Armagh. Mayo slipped from first to third after a late thrust from Cork that produced 1-06 without reply.Sunday's winner by the seaside will be out again the following weekend.

After one cauldron another pressure cooker of sorts awaits at GAAHQ.For Galway and Mayo, their Sam Maguire odds have widened as a result of last weekend's reverses.

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