Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton will discover UEFA's punishment for his dismissal during Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifying defeat to Germany on Friday.
In his first competitive match in charge, Staunton was banished to the stands of the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion in Stuttgart by referee Luis Medina Cantalejo for kicking a water bottle in frustration at one of the Spaniard's decisions.
After a warning earlier in the match for his behaviour, Staunton pushed Cantalejo's patience once too often, resulting in his 75th-minute sending-off of the 1-0 loss.
UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body will now meet on Friday, with Staunton's case one of many that will be heard, with a suspension of at least one match the likely outcome.
That would see him miss Ireland's next qualifying game in Cyprus on October 7, with the hope he will then be back on the touchline for the Lansdowne Road clash with the Czech Republic on the 11th.
In speaking after the defeat to Germany, and looking ahead to the game with Cyprus, Staunton mistakenly believed he would be able to communicate with his backroom staff from the stands.
UEFA laws, however, prevent a suspended manager from any contact with other team personnel from the moment that team enter the stadium.
Staunton at least has the opportunity to defend himself as he can explain his actions by way of letter, and that will be presented to the 10-man body.
There are generally 11 members who sit in judgment, but FAI chief executive John Delaney has to step down while the case is heard to avoid a conflict of interests.
Meanwhile international football consultant Bobby Robson has given his views on the Republic of Ireland's 0-1 result in Germany on Saturday.
Commenting on the Ireland result he said he thought the team did really well.
'I thought the fixture was the biggest of the weekend and it could easily have been the result of the weekend.
'The energy and effort was good and we tried to keep the tempo up – we caused them a few problems. Organisationally, I thought we set out a good stall and had a good shape. The Germans were very good technically but I thought Stephen had our lads well up for the occasion and the players responded positively. We should be proud of the performance. The sending off was one of those things which can happen in a football game and Stephen will learn from it.'
Bobby watched the game in hospital and is continuing his recovery which is going very well. He said: 'I feel in great form. Obviously I need to continue to listen to the doctors but I’ve been making real progress and spoke with both Stephen and John Delaney today. I can't wait to get back to football with Stephen and the boys as soon as I can'.
