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Ireland set a mighty World Cup record before ball was passed against Romania

Published 17:44 27 Sept 2015 BST

Updated 17:46 27 Sept 2015 BST

Patrick McCarry
Ireland set a mighty World Cup record before ball was passed against Romania

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Set records like nobody's business.

Ireland's team to face Romania at Wembley, this afternoon, is their oldest ever World Cup XV. Their opponents are their nation's most experienced side - 728 caps and an average age of 29 years 345 days - to ever play at the tournament. Today, fans of both teams helped set a new World Cup record. Ireland versus Romania at Wembley Stadium is now the holder of the highest attendance at a World Cup match. Some 89,267 fans packed into the London ground to check out the RWC2015 encounter. https://twitter.com/petersuntimes/status/648134883563466754 The attendance figure surpasses the record of 89,019 that was set only a week ago, when New Zealand took on Argentina at the same venue. Given that today's match is the final one Wembley - home of the English FA - will host, Ireland will hold that record for at least another four years.

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Ireland set a mighty World Cup record before ball was passed against Romania