Since winning the UEFA Nations League for the second time in history in June, Portugal has maintained impressive form. They have won 10 points after 4 matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, thereby leading Group K with a gap of 5 points over the second-placed team Hungary.
After a series of 3 consecutive wins with 9 goals scored, the "European Selecao's" winning streak was stopped in the 2-2 draw with Hungary at home. In that match, Dominik Szoboszlai scored the equalizer in the 90+1 minute, helping the away team keep a valuable point.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo still left a strong impression with a double, thereby becoming the player with the most goals in the history of the World Cup qualifiers (41 goals) and raising his total international goals to 143 after 235 appearances. At the age of 40, the Al-Nassr striker is still fighting hard, with the goal of reaching the World Cup for the last time in his career.
Meanwhile, since 2006, the Republic of Ireland has not participated in the World Cup. However, their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 tournament were rekindled after a 1-0 victory over Armenia in the fourth round of Group F.
Under coach Heimir Hallgrimsson, Ireland have won just five of their 14 international games. However, they still have reason to be confident with a streak of 5 consecutive unbeaten matches at aviva (won 3, drew 2).
Notably, Ireland held Portugal to a 0-0 draw at home in November 2021, proving that the blue team can completely cause difficulties for any big opponent.
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