IT'S JAKE RATTLE & ROLL FOR O'BRIEN'S US DREAM

IRELAND'S preparation for the World Cup starts now and Jake O'Brien insists this team can deliver on their American dream.

- BY PAUL O'HEHIR

The Boys in Green are in camp preparing for Friday's friendly with Senegal at Aviva Stadium and Tuesday's game away to Luxembourg.

This is Heimir Hallgrimsson's last chance to fine tune before the World Cup qualifying campaign - against Portugal, Hungary and Armenia - kicks off in September.

Hallgrimsson's contract expires at the end of the qualifiers but the Icelander is convinced Ireland can qualify for the 2026 finals in America, Canada and Mexico.

And he wants his players to talk about it openly too, adamant they can feed off his belief that fortunes might finally turn for this group of players.

And Everton ace O'Brien - who only made his competitive debut against Bulgaria in March - is buying into Hallgrimsson's American vision.