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Iceland's team celebrates after their 2014 World Cup qualifying football match against Norway at Ullevaal stadium in Oslo, October 15, 2013.

Irish soccer fans click to support Iceland’s chance at World Cup glory

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It’s World Cup playoff time, and teams are trying to snag the final few berths for next year’s tournament in Brazil. Ireland is out of it, but Iceland is still in contention. And as Irish fan Eion Conlon says, “It’s only one letter difference. It’s like we’re brothers.”

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