Portugal begin the final stretch of their bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday with a trip to face the Republic of Ireland.
The visitors are sitting pretty at the top of Group F and need just two points from their final two games to qualify for what Cristiano Ronaldo has already admitted will be his final World Cup tournament—assuming Portugal qualify.
They will hope to get the job done at the first attempt when they travel to face an Ireland side who are still in with a chance of qualifying. The dreams of Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side could, however, be crushed here if they fall to Portugal and Hungary beat bottom-side Armenia.
Here’s guide to this World Cup qualifier.
