Preview: Ireland can test experimental Belgium
Six games unbeaten, four consecutive clean sheets - the Republic of Ireland will be looking to carry their fine form from the tail end of the 2021 calendar into the first window of 2022.
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Stephen Kenny has vowed to take the game to Belgium as the Republic of Ireland face the number one-ranked side in the world at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening.
Mohamed Salah sets up win for Egypt over Senegal, Slimani stuns Cameroon
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