Ireland hoping for French mistakes in return match

Ireland hoping for French mistakes in return match

Published Nov. 15, 2009 5:17 p.m. ET

Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni and his players know their best and possibly only chance of reaching next year's World Cup is for France to make a mistake in the second leg of the teams' playoff on Wednesday.

Ireland needs to score at least once in the second leg at Stade de France to have any chance of making it to the tournament in South Africa but rarely came close to doing so in Saturday's first game, when Nicolas Anelka's deflected shot earned France a 1-0 win.

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