Given ready for 'nerve-wracking' decider

Shay Given has no intention of sampling the bitter taste of World Cup play-off defeat a second time.

Shay Given has no intention of sampling the bitter taste of World Cup play-off defeat a second time.

The 33-year-old Republic of Ireland keeper, who will win his 100th senior international cap against Montenegro at Croke Park tonight, has experienced both the sheer elation of victory and the utter devastation of defeat in the sudden death decider in the past.

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