Soccer Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group A - Republic of Ireland v Azerbaijan - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - September 4, 2021 Republic of Ireland's Shane Duffy scores their first goal REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland needed a late goal from defender Shane Duffy to snatch a 1-1 draw at home to Azerbaijan in their World Cup Group A qualifier on Saturday which did little to help either side.
The Irish, who played superbly but lost 2-1 to Portugal in midweek after two last-gasp Cristiano Ronaldo goals, were dismal in the first half and went in a goal down after Emin Makhmudov fired a long-range bullet past Gavin Bazuna in stoppage time.
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