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Fri 11 Nov 2009Government calls for replay of match with France

THE GOVERNMENT intervened yesterday in the escalating row over France’s fiercely disputed win in the World Cup play-off against Ireland by calling for the match to be replayed.

Minister for Sport Martin Cullen wrote to Fifa president Sepp Blatter urging him to call a rematch in the interests of fair play.