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Made up of mostly semi-professional footballers, the Faroe Islands have lost their opening two qualifiers in Group C, as they suffered a 3-0 defeat to Germany and a narrow 2-1 loss to Sweden. <\/p>\n
Manager Lars Olsen is likely to field a 4-2-3-1 formation against Ireland with 21-year-old Joan Simun Edmundsson leading attack. Olsen possesses a relatively youthful squad and will be relying heavily on the experience of his captain, the 34-year-old Frodi Benjaminsen, as well as that of Silkeborg attacking midfielder Christian Holst in midfield. <\/p>\n
Ireland opened their World Cup qualification campaign with a late 2-1 victory over Kazakhstan before suffering a heavy home defeat to Germany on Friday October 12. The Irish squad will be keen to put the loss behind them with a positive performance and result in Torshavn. <\/p>\n
Trapattoni will be able to call upon captain Robbie Keane after the LA Galaxy forward recovered from an Achilles problem, while Andy Keogh, who scored the consolation goal in the 1-6 loss to Germany is out of contention after suffering a concussion. <\/p>\n
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Giovanni Trapattoni's side face a crunch World Cup qualifier against the Faroe Islands on Tuesday night and you can watch all the action live through Goal.com. <\/p>\n
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Faroe Islands - Ireland preview: Giovanni Trapattoni's Boys in Green aim to bounce back from Germany defeat<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nielsen Naes, Bald'son, Faero, Just'sen Hannson, Benj'sen Samuelsen, Holst, Udsen Ed'son Made up of mostly semi-professional footballers, the Faroe Islands have lost their opening two qualifiers in Group C, as they suffered a 3-0 defeat to Germany and a narrow 2-1 loss to Sweden. Manager Lars Olsen is likely to field a 4-2-3-1 formation against Ireland with 21-year-old Joan Simun Edmundsson leading attack. Olsen possesses a relatively youthful squad and will be relying heavily on the experience of his captain, the 34-year-old Frodi Benjaminsen, as well as that of Silkeborg attacking midfielder Christian Holst in midfield Continue reading