After much wrangling, RTÉ and Sky Sports have finally secured the rights to show wednesday nights second leg of the World Cup 2010 play-off between France and the Republic of Ireland in Paris.

The rights to this game became controversial after the FAI (Football Association of Ireland) sold the rights to the first leg to a higher bidding french independent broadcaster rather than the the FFF (French Football Federation) favoured TF1 network. To show their displeasement 'Le Parisien' newspaper reported that the FFF asked for €1.5m for the rights to broadcast the return leg live in Ireland with RTÉ prepared to pay in the region of €600,000.

RTÉ Coverage:

The match will be broadcast live on RTÉ Two, RTÉ Radio 1 and with live streaming on the RTÉ.ie website.

Glen Killane, RTÉ Group Head of Sport said: "Following extensive negotiations between RTÉ and the French Football Federation, I'm

delighted to announ

ce that a deal has been agreed which will give the Irish public the opportunity to enjoy this crucial game live and free-to-air across all of RTÉ's platforms."

Live television coverage of the game will begin at 7.20pm on RTÉ Two, as Bill O'Herlihy is joined by John Giles, Eamon Dunphy and Graeme Souness for pre and post match analysis and debate.

Con Murphy will present live coverage of the game on RTÉ Radio 1 on FM, on LW 252, on digital service RTÉ Radio 1 Extra and online from 7.30pm. Gabriel Egan and Eoin Hand will provide match commentary.

The match will also be streamed live on RTE.ie/live within the Republic of Ireland.

Sky Sports Coverage:

According to Sky Sports News, the match will be shown live on Sky Sports 1 & HD1 from 7.30pm.

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