"Our approach is not going to change. We need to play a certain style against Portugal, whether we need a win or a draw, we need to play a certain style."
"We can't go all-in against a team like Portugal. It's not going to be a basketball match, and then we will take calculated risks if we need to score a goal later on the game."
"We have a plan for it, and the players must be ready psychologically for this encounter."
"They probably will tweak a few things, given that they didn't create a lot of goal-scoring chances against us,"
Republic of Ireland lost 1-0 to Portugal with Ruben Neves scoring a 91st-minute winner. Portugal registered an xG of 2.97 from 30 shots compared with Ireland's 0.1 from two attempts. Cristiano Ronaldo had a penalty saved by Caoimhin Kelleher, who made five saves in the match. Ireland then beat Armenia 1-0 and sit third in Group F, one point behind Hungary with two qualifiers remaining. Portugal can clinch World Cup qualification with a win and have won 15 of their last 16 qualifying matches, plus seven straight away wins by an aggregate 23-2.
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