Heimir's hungry for more wins

HEIMIR HALLGRIMSSON will send his Irish players out to battle in Budapest today and tell them that they have the whole world in their hands.

- BY MARK McFADDEN

Thursday's brilliant win against Portugal means progress to the World Cup playoffs is still on the cards - and a win against Hungary will move the Boys in Green a step closer to next summer's finals.

"We're trying to focus on us. That's a big task," said Hallgrimsson.

"First of all, focusing after a good game, building on that one, just realising what it was that created that win and trying to reproduce that.