Portugal are set to face the Republic of Ireland in an all important World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night.Both teams will be looking to secure the three points. The Portuguese will qualify for the World Cup if they win this match, or if Hungary fail to beat Armenia in the group’s other fixture.Portugal XI vs Ireland – Predicted lineup and team newsPortugal team newsRoberto Martinez’s side come to Dublin minus wingers Pedro Neto and Pedro Goncalves, both ruled out after picking up recent muscle problems. Uncertainty surrounds the fitness of Nuno Mendes, whom manager Martinez recently labelled as “probably the world’s best left-back”. Joao Cancelo is also a doubt for this tie.Nonetheless, Portugal’s attack features the in-form Cristiano Ronaldo—now on 10 goals from 11 games at Al-Nassr and holding the record for the most goals scored in World Cup qualifiers with 41. The 40-year-old has bagged five already in this qualifying campaign.Martinez remains laser-focused on the task at hand, stating: “We can’t talk about the World Cup. The focus is on qualifying. We want to win both games and then think about the future.”He also hailed Ronaldo’s example to the squad: “There is no other player with more than 200 caps. He is an example to the group and very focused on qualifying in November.” (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Portugal predicted lineupPossible Portugal starting XI: Costa; Cancelo, Dias, Inacio, Mendes; Fernandes, Neves, Vitinha; Bernardo, Ronaldo, Leao.When will the match kick off?The match will kick off at 7:45pm BST on Thursday, 13th November.How to watch Ireland vs Portugal?For those watching from the UK, the match will be shown live on Premier Sports 1 and streamed through the Premier Sports Player app, with pay-per-view access also available on Amazon Prime Video via the dedicated Premier Sports channel.Read Also – Liverpool star addresses future amid Celtic transfer linksSee More – Arsenal record safe after Liverpool lose at Manchester CityFollow the Football Faithful on Social Media:Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTubeThe post Portugal XI vs Ireland – Predicted lineup and team news first appeared on The Football Faithful.