Nations League playoff, first leg: Republic of Ireland v Belgium, Aviva Stadium, Friday, 7pm
At the rate ticket sales are going, the Aviva Stadium will be considerably less than half full when the Republic of Ireland take on Belgium on Friday evening. A late October first leg of a Nations League relegation/promotion playoff isn’t, then, stirring a great deal of enthusiasm.
The visitors are suffering from similar apathy,
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