Hallgrimsson confident Ireland can push for World Cup place after beating ArmeniaShareThe Republic of Ireland are still firmly in with a chance of finishing in the top two in Group F after a 1-0 win over Armenia.Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson still believes his side can get the results they need to keep their World Cup hopes alive after beating Armenia 1-0 on Tuesday.Evan Ferguson scored the all-important goal in a nervy win for Ireland at the Aviva Stadium as they capitalised on Tigran Barseghyan's second-half sending-off, with the Armenia captain aiming a headbutt at Finn Azaz.Ireland could have won by more, but Henri Avagyan was at his best in Armenia's goal, tipping Nathan Collins' header onto the woodwork, while also denying Dara O'Shea.Their victory, coupled with Portugal's 2-2 draw with Hungary, means Ireland are third, but just one point behind second place in Group F with two games still to play.In their other fixture this international break, Ireland were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Portugal, and Hallgrimsson noted how important both of those results are to his side's confidence."We showed to ourselves that we can play against Portugal and keep them at bay, so that's a positive sign," he told RTE."There's no easy game for anyone, but what gives us confidence is that we've said from the beginning that we can do much more than we are doing."Now we've found something that we can build on and become better, and that's why I'm confident we can still do it [qualifying for the World Cup]."Ireland struggled to create in the first half, but stepped up the pressure in the second, finishing the match with 17 shots on goal, six of which were on target.With six Opta-defined big chances and an expected goals (xG) tally of 2.34, Hallgrimsson wished Ireland had been able to improve their goal difference more, especially with a numerical advantage."We should have killed the game off earlier than we did," he said. "So it was maybe too nervy for us."But when we came in, we said we wanted a good performance in Portugal and a win here, and we got a scrappy 1-0. I want to take the positives."We can do better, we all know that, but we kept the structure, the organisation and the clean sheet, which doesn't happen often for us."It's a few things that we can use in November, and the result in Hungary means that we will need to beat Hungary away and take a point in Portugal, or as this good Armenia side have shown, they could help us." Ireland host Portugal in their next fixture before a potentially crucial clash with Hungary rounds out their Group F campaign.Hallgrimsson confident Ireland can push for World Cup place after beating ArmeniaThe Republic of Ireland are still firmly in with a chance of finishing in the top two in Group F after a 1-0 win over Armenia.Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson still believes his side can get the results they need to keep their World Cup hopes alive after beating Armenia 1-0 on Tuesday.Evan Ferguson scored the all-important goal in a nervy win for Ireland at the Aviva Stadium as they capitalised on Tigran Barseghyan's second-half sending-off, with the Armenia captain aiming a headbutt at Finn Azaz.Ireland could have won by more, but Henri Avagyan was at his best in Armenia's goal, tipping Nathan Collins' header onto the woodwork, while also denying Dara O'Shea.Their victory, coupled with Portugal's 2-2 draw with Hungary, means Ireland are third, but just one point behind second place in Group F with two games still to play.In their other fixture this international break, Ireland were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Portugal, and Hallgrimsson noted how important both of those results are to his side's confidence."We showed to ourselves that we can play against Portugal and keep them at bay, so that's a positive sign," he told RTE."There's no easy game for anyone, but what gives us confidence is that we've said from the beginning that we can do much more than we are doing."Now we've found something that we can build on and become better, and that's why I'm confident we can still do it [qualifying for the World Cup]."Ireland struggled to create in the first half, but stepped up the pressure in the second, finishing the match with 17 shots on goal, six of which were on target.With six Opta-defined big chances and an expected goals (xG) tally of 2.34, Hallgrimsson wished Ireland had been able to improve their goal difference more, especially with a numerical advantage."We should have killed the game off earlier than we did," he said. "So it was maybe too nervy for us."But when we came in, we said we wanted a good performance in Portugal and a win here, and we got a scrappy 1-0. I want to take the positives."We can do better, we all know that, but we kept the structure, the organisation and the clean sheet, which doesn't happen often for us."It's a few things that we can use in November, and the result in Hungary means that we will need to beat Hungary away and take a point in Portugal, or as this good Armenia side have shown, they could help us." Ireland host Portugal in their next fixture before a potentially crucial clash with Hungary rounds out their Group F campaign.