'Hopefully everyone will have their time to shine' -  Hallgrimsson looks to strike balance against

Josh Honohan, John Patrick Finn and Max O’Leary are in line to make their debuts.

STRIKING A BALANCE: Head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson and Nathan Collins this morning at the Stade de Luxembourg ahead of their friendly against Luxembourg. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Ireland’s rookies will get their time to shine against Luxembourg but Heimir Hallgrimsson won’t compromise the need to finish the World Cup preparations on a high.

Back-to-back wins over Bulgaria in March were followed by an impressive showing against Senegal on Friday when Ireland came within eight minutes of beating the nation ranked 19th in the world.