Victory the minimum requirement as Ireland chase World Cup spot

A momentous afternoon lies ahead at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma. Italy and Spain kick things off at 2pm Irish time

A momentous afternoon lies ahead at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma. Italy and Spain kick things off at 2pm Irish time. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Adam Griggs and his players will have woken this morning not knowing whether a win against Scotland in the last of their World Cup qualifiers will be enough to book passage to New Zealand for next year’s tournament.

That will change come 4pm or so today.