Ireland take on a star-studded France side at Aviva Stadium on Monday
Preparations for Monday’s big Euro 2024 showdown with the World Cup finalists is ramping up this weekend.
For that to happen, Ireland will have to be on the ball in a treacherous group and scalp one of the heavyweights, France or Holland, along the way. “These are the games you want to be involved in as a footballer. You want to play against the best footballers in the world and France have some of them. “It's a great opportunity for a lot of us who maybe haven’t played in games like this and played against certain players like these, so it's a massive opportunity.”The last time he took to the pitch against one of the game’s global icons, he walked off - rather than being carried off - with a broken ankle.
O’Shea said: “These are the best players in the world. It’s going to be a tough task but staying concentrated is the main thing. Ireland’s medical staff were assessing the pair today but Stephen Kenny has yet to rule them out of the Euro 2024 qualifier.
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