England stunned in Belfast, France beat Ireland
8th Sep 2005, 07:00 GMT
LONDON (Reuters) - England's World Cup hopes suffered a shock setback at the hands of neighbours Northern Ireland on Wednesday as the Group Six favourites slumped to their first defeat in Belfast for 78 years.
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