Hand of God... Oh no wait, not god!

Republic of Ireland missed out on getting to the World Cup last night. As an Englishmen it shouldn't really bother me, their not even British, but it has.

Going into the game many thought Ireland could win when in previous times against France it would of being an obvious result (France winning easily).

However after the first leg it actually seemed like Ireland could do it. This made me want to watch the game to measure up our (England's) chances against France. On paper it was a no contest but France seemed to turn up wanting a casual kick around, the Stade de France being their park. As for Ireland they were going into the game as if their lives were on the line and they would quite happily die for their country in battle.