Republic of Ireland had on Thursday impress with goaless draw at the Aviva Stadium to frustrate 10-man Portugal as Pepe is sent off for a second bookable offence.
Its a very frustrating night to the Portuguese front man, Christiano Ronaldo, who opened up that he finds it difficult to play in Ireland. He also noted that h is team will stamp out their presence at the Qatar World Cup.
In his words;
With a point gained, Portugal sits on top of group A on goal difference ahead of Serbia, who they face in a winner-takes -all clash on Sunday to see who qualifies automatically for next year's World Cup.
For the improving Republic of Ireland side, the one point means they still have the chance to finish third in group A when they face Luxembourg, also on Sunday.
Spain gain top positive in Group B with victory in Athens. A penalty from Spain's Pablo Sarabia secured a 1-0 victory in their World Cup qualifier away to Greece.
The group is set for a grandstand finish in Seville on Sunday with a win or a draw good enough for Spain and Sweden needing a win after losing 2-0 to Georgia on Thursday night.
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