Group 8
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REP. OF IRELAND 1:0 CYPRUS (1:0) Keane (5). (15.10.08, Croke Park)
Shay Given, Paul McShane, John O'Shea, Richard Dunne, Kevin Kilbane, Aidan McGeady, Darron Gibson, Glenn Whelan, Damien Duff, Robbie Keane (c), Kevin Doyle (Caleb Folan 92)
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BULGARIA 1:1 REP. OF IRELAND (1:1) Dunne (24). (06.06.09, Sofia)
Shay Given, John O'Shea (Stephen Kelly 82), Sean St Ledger, Richard Dunne, Kevin Kilbane, Damien Duff, Keith Andrews, Glenn Whelan, Stephen Hunt (Aidan McGeady 71), Robbie Keane (c) (Leon Best 74), Caleb Folan
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CYPRUS 1:2 REP. OF IRELAND (1:1) Doyle (5), Keane (83). (05.09.09, Nicosia)
Shay Given, John O'Shea, Sean St Ledger, Richard Dunne, Kevin Kilbane, Damien Duff, Keith Andrews, Glenn Whelan, Stephen Hunt (Aidan McGeady 67), Robbie Keane (c), Kevin Doyle (Caleb Folan 75)
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REP. OF IRELAND 0:0 MONTENEGRO (14.10.09, Croke Park)
Shay Given, Paul McShane, Sean St Ledger, Richard Dunne, Kevin Kilbane, Damien Duff, Martin Rowlands (John O'Shea 40), Liam Miller, Stephen Hunt (Andy Keogh 88), Robbie Keane (c), Noel Hunt (Leon Best 69)
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Play-off
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REP. OF IRELAND 0:1 FRANCE (0:0) (14.11.09, Croke Park)
Shay Given, John O'Shea, Sean St Ledger, Richard Dunne, Kevin Kilbane, Liam Lawrence (Stephen Hunt 80), Keith Andrews, Glenn Whelan, Damien Duff (Aiden McGeady 76), Robbie Keane (c), Kevin Doyle (Leon Best 71)
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FRANCE 1:1 REP. OF IRELAND (0:1) Keane (33). (18.11.09, Saint-Denis)
Shay Given, John O'Shea (Paul McShane 67), Sean St Ledger, Richard Dunne, Kevin Kilbane, Liam Lawrence (Aiden McGeady 107), Keith Andrews, Glenn Whelan (Darron Gibson 63), Damien Duff, Robbie Keane (c), Kevin Doyle