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'Not everybody would want to face Ireland'

Updated on: 11 October,2017 09:00 AM IST  |  Cardiff (UK)
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Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill fears "every single" potential opponent in the World Cup play-offs, but after eliminating Wales, he thinks few teams will want to face his side

'Not everybody would want to face Ireland'

Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill fears "every single" potential opponent in the World Cup play-offs, but after eliminating Wales, he thinks few teams will want to face his side. Ireland won 1-0 in Cardiff on Monday courtesy of James McClean's 57th-minute strike to take second place in Group 'D' at Wales' expense and secure berths in next month's European play-offs. Italy and Portugal are among the teams Ireland could face, but O'Neill was upbeat.


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Martin O'Neill


"I don't think everybody would want to play us," he told reporters. "Do I fear teams? Absolutely. Every single one of them. I've always feared teams. That's the way to be. Then we go out and beat them. Or so I try. I don't think anybody would want to play Italy or Portugal, although Portugal might beat Switzerland (and qualify automatically). And there's about six others I'd rather not have. But I am delighted to be in it."


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