The roles are vastly different. France is the established powerhouse while Ireland is the feisty underdog. But both countries will be fighting for their World Cup lives Wednesday.
Ireland fell to France at home 1-0 in the first leg of the home-and-home World Cup qualifier. Now Ireland faces the extremely difficult task of earning a spot in South Africa in a hostile setting against the 1998 World Cup champions (and 2006 finalists). Even more daunting is the fact that Ireland has never won on French soil in four attempts.
The match should be a hard-fought contest regardless and our cousins at FanHouse UK will be covering the action live. The qualifier starts at 3 PM ET but J.P. Shaw and the FanHouse UK guys are chatting live now about all of the day's action. Hit the jump to join in and be sure to check out FanHouse UK for the latest news and analysis from across the pond.
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Article is originally from http://soccer.fanhouse.com/2009/11/18/france-vs-ireland-2010-world-cup-playoff-live-blog/ and it copyright of above website unless otherwise stated.
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