The chase for the 2016 European Cup will take its next step on Sunday. Two teams attempting to qualify for the tournament will do battle in a match between Ireland and Poland. The contest scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Dublin Arena in Dublin and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Ireland manager Martin O'Neill (via BBC): "We have given ourselves a chance by winning in Georgia and getting a point in Germany. The games here were always going to be important. We have to be ready. What we have to do is look at where we are at the moment. When the draw was made and the games were set out, that was the first thing I looked at-that of the first four games, three were away from home. We could have been out of the competition before we were ever in it. The games here were always going to be important. Now they have come around, so we are ready for them, we hope. We have to be ready for them."
When asked about expectations for Sunday, he added (via BBC): "Naturally, we are at home and the onus is on us to try to get forward and try to win the game, and that is what we are going to try to do. But there are a number of games left in the competition. It is a tough old group we are in, but we are going for it."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: For Robbie Keane, this is his final opportunity to feature in a major tournament at the international level. In three appearances with the Los Angeles Galaxy, the 34-year-old has two goals.
Ireland's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Forde; Brady, Wilson, O'Shea, Coleman; Walters, Whelan, McCarthy, McGeady; Keane, Long
Poland's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Szczesny; Szukala, Jodlowiec, Wawrzyniak, Olkowski; Krychowiak, Maczynski, Rybus, Mila; Milik, Lewandowski
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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