
Shay Given's International Football Predictions
Shay Given's International Football Predictions
We've asked our brand ambassador and former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given to give us his predictions for some of the biggest upcoming games.
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Greece are sitting top of the group at the moment and had that fantastic result at Wembley last month.
England will want to set the record straight and return to the top of the table and I think we'll see a reaction from them in this one. I know they are missing a few players through injury and withdrawals but that gives an opportunity to those players coming in.
Shay's Prediction: Republic of Ireland 2-0 Finland
Thu 14 Nov, 19:45
A big game in Dublin and the atmosphere should be absolutely rocking.
It probably won't surprise you to hear that I'm going for a home victory here. We beat them in Finland a few games back, with Robbie Brady getting the late winner.
And I can see the men in green triumphing again in this one. Evan Ferguson leading the line can cause the Finland defenders a few problems.
Scotland are going through a bit of a difficult patch at the moment and having Croatia as their opposition doesn't get any easier. The Croats haven't lost any of their last three against the Scots and they are always a tough team to play.
But I think Glasgow under the lights with the Tartan Army will be a great atmosphere and while I know it's going to be tough for them, I can see Scotland pulling off a draw here.
I'm buzzing for my old Newcastle teammate Craig Bellamy who has had a brilliant start in charge of Wales. He's gone four games unbeaten going into this one but this is likely to be his toughest test yet.
Turkey are top of the group and have very passionate fans so it's not going to be easy for the travelling Wales players.
But I hope Craig can keep the unbeaten run alive and with inform players like Harry Wilson and Brennan Johnson they can certainly get a result.