Keane: We have to believe in World Cup dream
Robbie Keane wants his team mates to head to Paris with belief
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Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane has called on his team-mates to believe they can beat France in Paris as they look to secure their place at the World Cup finals and bounce back from a 1-0 loss.
Nicolas Anelka gave France the first-leg victory at Croke Park with a deflected shot in the second-half, leaving Ireland with everything to do in the Stade de France on Wednesday.
Tottenham striker Keane believes Ireland can cause an upset in Paris though and has urged his team-mates to believe in their ability.
"We have to be confident for Wednesday and believe we can win the game. There's no question we can do it on Wednesday," said Keane.
"We've been to big teams like Italy and got results, so we know we can. It's not going to be easy, but we have to believe.
"We need to believe that we have to go there, we have to get a goal and hopefully we can get two and not concede," he added.
Keane's strike partner Kevin Doyle echoed his captain's thoughts and believes France were lucky to win the game.
"We go to France needing a goal. If not two goals, then one to get into extra-time and then we'll see what happens," said the Wolves striker.
"It was so close tonight. Their goal was not even a half chance, it was a lucky deflection. We had a few chances we made ourselves, but just couldn't score.
"It's half-time and we have another game to go in Paris. We have gone to Italy against the world champions and we got a goal so why not in France?"