The remaining two semi-finals will be played on Sunday.
Kerry’s Gavin White celebrates with the Sam Maguire Cup.(Image: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo)
The draw for this year’s All-Ireland Football Championship will take place on Sunday evening following the conclusion of Dublin and Galway at Croke Park.
After Saturday’s games saw Kerry advance past Tyrone and Mayo defeat Cork, Monaghan and Louth meet at Croker before Galway and Dublin.
The Sunday Game Live will host the draw live on RTÉ 2 after Galway vs Dublin, which will be thrown in at 4pm.
The permutations for the All-Ireland SFC semi-final draw have now been confirmed, with four different outcomes depending on the winners of this weekend’s quarter-final ties.
Mayo and Kerry have already secured their places in the last four, while the remaining semi-finalists will come from Louth, Dublin, Monaghan and Galway.
Here’s how the draw will work in each scenario.
If Monaghan and Galway are the final two teams to progress, the only repeat pairing to avoid is Mayo against Monaghan.
Consequently, Mayo and Monaghan will each be drawn against either Kerry or Galway.
Possible semi-final pairings:
Mayo v Kerry or Galway
Monaghan v Kerry or Galway
If Louth and Galway qualify, there are no repeat fixtures to avoid. As a result, the semi-final draw will be completely open, with any of the four teams able to face one another.
If Monaghan and Dublin advance, Monaghan cannot be paired with Mayo after the counties met earlier in the championship. To avoid a repeat fixture, Mayo and Monaghan must each be drawn against either Kerry or Dublin.
Possible semi-final pairings:
Mayo v Kerry or Dublin
Monaghan v Kerry or Dublin
If Louth and Dublin come through their respective quarter-finals, they will join Mayo and Kerry in the semi-finals.
As Louth and Dublin have already met in this year’s championship, a repeat pairing cannot take place. That means Mayo and Kerry will each be drawn against either Louth or Dublin.
Possible semi-final pairings:
Mayo v Louth or Dublin
Kerry v Louth or Dublin