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Sun 11 Nov 2009Irish fans march to French embassy

About 200 soccer fans marched to the French embassy in Dublin yesterday to call for a rematch of Ireland’s disputed World Cup playoff against France.

Organisers used loudspeakers to ask French diplomats to intervene and organise a replay. They called for boycotts, a follow-up protest and the removal of Irish diplomats from France if the replay request is not upheld.