O'Dea: Keane will atone for Slovakia miss

Republic of Ireland defender Darren O’Dea insists he would put his house on Robbie Keane to score in Russia if he is presented with the kind of chance he passed up against Slovakia.

The 31-year-old Los Angeles Galaxy frontman, who went into Friday night’s game at the Aviva Stadium having scored 51 goals in his previous 109 appearances for Ireland, squandered a golden opportunity to make it 52 when he completely mistimed a 74th-minute header from just five yards out.