The Irish football federation says it is appealing directly to its French counterpart to request a replay of the contentious World Cup qualifier that was marred by a hand ball that set up the deciding goal.FIFA has refused to order a replay of the match, but the Football Association of Ireland hopes the world governing body might change its mind if France joins in the request.
Irish football officials met Friday to discuss the issue and then sent a formal appeal to the French Football Federation.
The Irish FA said it asked the FFF "to join with it and the captains of both the French and Irish teams, Thierry Henry and Robbie Keane, to request a replay from FIFA that would protect the integrity of the game worldwide."
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