Delaney: FIFA were willing to stage replay
Speaking after the FAI Cup Final in Tallaght yesterday, the FAI Chief Executive said: “It’s disappointing that, for whatever reasons, the French didn’t accede to the request. Because I reckon FIFA would have gone with the replay if the French had gone with it. If both countries had gone and asked FIFA, they would have done it, I have no doubt in my mind about that.
“I know the French FA were under a lot of pressure and, from what I hear (French manager Raymond) Domenech was certainly not in favour of the game being replayed.”
