Head coach of the Irish national team Geimir Gadlgrimsson commented on his team’s victory in the 2026 World Cup match against Portugal (2:0).

" We realized that we need as little nothing as possible to save our chances of leaving the group. We hung the kids with a low block.

Against a team with such an individual level of mastery as Portugal, it is impossible to close all zones. That's why we knowingly gave them the ball in the first zones, and the others tried to overlap as much as possible.

Hand-shaking with Ronaldo after the Portuguese's mutilation? Cristiano praised me for putting pressure on the judge. The very same day on the field they knocked out a yoma of red card. I didn’t care at all, because I didn’t get into your head. Afterwards we didn’t have anything to talk about. I added bi, it was just stupid stupidity on my side,” the UEFA press service quotes Gadlgrimsson as saying.

On Football. ua available for viewing video review of the match Ireland – Portugal.