Permutations and combinations aplenty but Ireland's job is simple: win

Stephen Kenny's side are currently third but somehow finishing top remains possible

On a mission: Manager Stephen Kenny and Troy Parrott during a Republic of Ireland training session at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Ireland can finish in any of the four positions within Uefa Nations League Group B1.

The most remote of those is first, which will be extinguished by late afternoon unless top seeds Ukraine drop points away to lowest seeds Armenia.