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Overview
- The Group F match kicks off Thursday at 16:45 Brasília at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.
- Portugal lead the group on 10 points and are unbeaten with four wins and one draw; a win guarantees qualification, with a draw keeping them strongly positioned.
- Ireland are third with four points after a 1–0 win over Armenia and must take three points to stay in contention.
- Ireland will be without striker Evan Ferguson due to an ankle issue, while reports conflict on Bruno Fernandes’ availability, with Nuno Mendes and Pedro Neto out injured.
- SporTV will broadcast the game, and Sweden’s Glenn Nyberg officiates with assistants Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Söderkvist and VAR Pol van Boekel.