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A lot of people noticed the distinct height advantage of an Irish mascot at the Oman game

Published 20:41 31 Aug 2016 BST

Darragh Murphy
A lot of people noticed the distinct height advantage of an Irish mascot at the Oman game

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Straight away, the Republic of Ireland defenders recognised who wouldn't be a threat from corner kicks.

As the national anthems rang out, it would have taken just a brief glance across at the Oman XI to realise that a young mascot was standing taller than the unfortunate player he had been matched up with. It's not the most difficult task in the world to look down on all 5 ft 3 in of Irish president Michael D. Higgins and Ireland's own Wes Hoolahan knows only too well the life of a shorter footballer but perhaps the young lad could have been paired up with one of the larger Oman lads. Because he makes Oman's number 11 look like he should be playing for Oboy. https://twitter.com/EmmettKeane/status/771056958585597956 https://twitter.com/sweetirishf/status/771055064903454720 https://twitter.com/alansilly/status/771055083459121153 https://twitter.com/GaryTraynor1/status/771055463878299648 https://twitter.com/put_name_here_/status/771055813976883200 https://twitter.com/Dylan_1991/status/771055830607224836 https://twitter.com/LyneOfKings/status/771056245130293248 https://twitter.com/emerald007/status/771057691615752194 The new GAA Hour football podcast is here. Listen to Colm Parkinson, Senan Connell, and Barry Cahill dissect a classic between Dublin and Kerry. Subscribe here on iTunes.

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A lot of people noticed the distinct height advantage of an Irish mascot at the Oman game