Brazil remind Ireland of what competence have been as sides encounter in London accessible Football

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Ireland fool around a accessible at the Emirates Stadium tonight but the speak will be all about Brazil, their opponents in North London, and the World Cup finals this summer. Not surprisingly, it is not something that Ireland would similar to to be reminded about.

That dusk in Paris in November, when their hopes of personification in South Africa during the summer were finished by France and the stand in sport of Thierry Henry, is still raw. It is their initial compare given and opposite the five-time former universe champions no less.

Well, Ireland had improved get used to it. From right away until June, the pages and airwaves of the media will be filled with who is you do what, who is prohibited and who"s not, who is harmed and who will be behind in time.

It was of small satisfaction last night when Dunga, the Brazil manager and supernatural John Terry lookalike, paid reverence to Ireland. "It is a really encouraged inhabitant team," he said. "They had a great event to go to the World Cup. They are not going but it was not their fault."

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Gilberto Silva, the former Arsenal midfield player, right away with Panathinaikos in Greece, could not even suggest his condolences to the Irish as he was bombarded with questions about England and Wayne Rooney. Respectively, who will be and should be - damage needing - at the World Cup finals.

"England is a really clever squad, a really clever team," Gilberto said. "We know that. Some of the England players are in really great form. They can do a lot in South Africa. It will be a difficult contest for everybody who wants to win. We will quarrel for it.

"Of course, we see at Rooney really closely, generally if we have to face England. Yes, you can contend he is at the same turn as [Lionel] Messi, Kaka and [Cristiano Ronaldo]. He is you do really well. Year by year, he becomes improved and improved by the experience that he is getting. I am certain he can do a lot for England this summer."

For Giovanni Trapattoni, the Ireland manager, it is time to move on. He longed for to fool around the same group that experienced the horrors in Paris - roughly as if to give them a possibility to exorcise their demons - but Richard Dunne, the centre back, will be blank since of injury. At slightest Robbie Keane has been upheld fit to fool around carrying progressing been ruled out with a knee injury. Shay Given, the goalkeeper, and Kevin Kilbane, the left back, are additionally fit to have their 103rd appearances for Ireland, violation the prior symbol of 102 set by by Steve Staunton.

"We have to dont think about and move forward," Trapattoni said. "Football can give you happiness, it can give you disappointment. But it regularly gives you an additional opportunity."

Ireland (4-4-2): S Given - S Kelly, P McShane, S St Ledger, K Kilbane - L Lawrence, G Whelan, K Andrews, D Duff - R Keane, K Doyle.

Brazil (probable; 4-2-2-2): Julio Cesar - Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Gilberto - Felipe Melo, Gilberto Silva - Kaka, Ramires - Adriano, Robinho.

Referee: M Dean (England).