It wont be easy but with a bit of luck i say we can!!

Yip Ireland have more chance than Scotland to qualify but i still think Scotland will!

I think Ireland can still qualify.

You have a good squad and can do it.

Ye we will need all the luck!!

Seems Switzerland (16pts) has the tougher schedule meeting France (h) and Ireland (a), while France (16pts) meets the Swiss (a) and Cyprus (h). Ireland (13pts) meets Cyprus (a) and the Swiss (h) and finally Israel (15pts) has only one game left, Faroe Islands (h).

I would think Ireland needs all 6 pts from both of there remaining games and hopes for a loss by either France or the Swiss. This will be very interesting.....

I back the swiss to get thru actually, they have some good players and a great team spirit.

they will need a bit of luck but i would not say it is beyond them . They only lost against France due to the magic of mr va va voom ..... otherwise it would have been honours shared . They do need to win the last two games though and hope the others drop a few points.

It could be that Henry will be missing for France's 2 remaining WCQ's. Ireland may be getting some help already..........

ha ha luck of the Irish!! I dont know why england are so worried after losing to N.I England are like already qualified!!

Not so.......In WCQ's, nothing should be taken for granted, it may be a mismatch on paper, but the game still needs to be played on the pitch. It's that type of attitude that will get teams eliminated. England still has business to take care of, and to say they are already qualified is not only a dangerous assumption, but it's incorrect.....

Roy Keane will miss Ireland's remaining World Cup qualifiers after breaking his foot playing for Manchester United. He'll be sidelined for two months.

The 34-year-old midfielder was already suspended for Ireland's Oct. 8 game with Cyprus, but will now also miss the final qualifier at home against Switzerland four days later. Ireland needs to win both games to guarantee a playoff place.

Keane won't be fit to play if Ireland reaches the World Cup playoffs in November and is unlikely to continue if the country fails to qualify for the finals in Germany.

This is obviously not good news, and the road for Ireland to Germany is now even a tougher one to travel......

before the N.Ireland game that might have been true as England had the highest points of any second placed team and that would have seen them qualify as best second placed team. Now of course that is not guaranteed and 2 wins from the final two games is vital to avoid the play offs.

you make my point, before the North Ireland game they were in position to qualify, but that doesn't mean they would. There were still 3 games to be played, we know what happened and now there are 2 remaining and they are in a predicament they thought they wouldn't be in a few weeks back. Attitude is a huge part to winning, from top to bottom, and assuming you'll win or looking past a game to the next opponents is a recipe for disaster...Nobody (country) should be jumping for joy until thier flights are booked to Germany in 2006.....

1st France
2nd Ireland ( 3 easy points with Cyprus, 3 with SUI team after battle )

Play-off with England ?
English fans want no more Irish.

Sorry in advance to the Irish but i want the Swiss to qualify second in this group, I want to see Ziegler dominating the world cup before Spurs bring him back from his loan for next season to steal the show!

Id like to stay optimistic but I honestly dont think we'll qualify. Kerr plays the wrong system and hes much too defensive and negitive in his approach. Im still hoping we can do it with a bit of luck though

As long as youve got Keano (Robbie that is) youve got a chance.

Anyway Ireland is "lucky"

Israel without any defeat wont see "promise land".

come on ireland

its still all to play for so it will be a close thing between the three teams .

Yes it should make some tight, tense games. Ireland have to be odds-on now to go through tho.

hey Jono , i`m seeing double here . Been on the beer or something .

aaah....no its gone now..ha ha .

Yea, a hint for others: if you have a connection problem while the posting.php page is loading, dont click refresh

"Come on Ireland" or not "Come on Ireland". That is the question.
France in play-off sounds interesting.

That would be amazing if they did have to go to the playoffs!

That would certainly be a tough draw for another team tho, meeting France in the playoff for the WC.