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The Irish national team coach, Heimir Hallgrimsson, indicated that his team would not go all out to suppress it
Cristiano Ronaldo
against Portugal in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
Ireland will clash with Portugal at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Thursday (13/11) evening.Even though they are playing at home, a draw is considered more realistic to fight for.
In Hallgrimsson’s view, Ronaldo is the reason why Portugal is a goal-hungry team.The Al Nassr player seemed to inject fierce genetics into the Seleçao das Quinas team.
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“Portugal always wants to score more goals, and he [Cristiano Ronaldo] is one of the reasons why this Portuguese team is a unique attacking team,” said Hallgrimsson.
“We can’t play all out against a team like Portugal. This is not a basketball match,” he said in a press conference before the match, as reported by
Irish Examiner
.
Currently, Ireland is in third place in Group F of the 2026 World Cup Qualification. Seamus Coleman and his friends have only collected four points from four matches.
Even though they are in third place, Ireland has the potential to advance to the final
play offs.
The condition is to be runner up in the group.This will be realized under two conditions.
First, get points, at least a draw against Portugal.For Portugal, one point from Ireland is enough to win a ticket to the 2026 World Cup.
Second, win over Hungary in the final match.Therefore, Ireland will save energy against Portugal and go all out against Hungary.
“They [Portugal] are a strong team, but there are also some weaknesses in the Portugal team, and our job is to try and exploit those weaknesses,” Hallgrimsson said.
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