Ireland vs Portugal Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (UEFA)
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The Republic of Ireland will want to show continued signs of progress from October as they welcome a strong but always fallible Portugal side to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
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How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – FOX Sports
How to watch online: UK – Amazon Prime PPV / US – Disney+
Key stats
- The Republic of Ireland have lost only two of their last nine World Cup qualifying matches (W3 D4).
- The Republic of Ireland have lost only three of their last 13 World Cup qualifying matches at home (W4 D6).
- Portugal have won four of the last five international matches between these teams (D1).
- Portugal have lost only one of their last 23 World Cup qualifying matches (W19 D3).
- Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 13 goals in his last 13 appearances for Portugal.
Ireland vs Portugal prediction
The Republic of Ireland’s qualification campaign for the 2026 FIFA World Cup ended before it began as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Armenia in September. However, the Irish were hard-fought in defeat to Portugal last month before then defeating the Armenians in the Irish capital city.
Roberto Martinez has an excellent Portugal side at his disposal and they began their campaign with emphatic victories in September before that underwhelming performance against Ireland was then followed by a draw with Hungary in Lisbon last month.
Portugal will dictate the entirety of this game with Ireland not even wanting the ball and a Portuguese victory is to be expected in a potentially tedious one-sided affair.
Ireland vs Portugal tip: Portugal to win & under 3.5 goals
