Overview

• The Aviva Stadium hosts the Group F curtain-raiser widely viewed as the key contest for second place behind Portugal.
• Troy Parrott is out injured and first-choice left-back Robbie Brady misses the camp, with Ryan Manning among the candidates to step in on the left.
• Heimir Hallgrimsson says training performances triggered late selection changes, and Liam Scales trained fully after arriving with an ankle knock.
• Evan Ferguson is expected to lead the line, with Caoimhín Kelleher in goal and captain Nathan Collins heading a group the staff describe as more confident and mature.
• Ireland intend to limit Dominik Szoboszlai’s space against a well-drilled Hungary under Marco Rossi, conscious of Ireland’s poor record in opening qualifiers.