St Ledger: making World Cup will silence doubters

SEÁN St Ledger is confident the Republic of Ireland can deliver the perfect response to their critics by booking a trip to the World Cup finals.

Giovanni Trapattoni’s side ended their Group Eight qualifying campaign in disappointing style on Wednesday night when they could only draw 0-0 with Montenegro at Croke Park.

However, the point at least saw the Irish end the group stage unbeaten in their 10 games at the end of a week when Trapattoni’s detractors were at their most vociferous.