Heimir Hallgrimsson says Ireland must improve to qualify for 2026 World Cup

Former Iceland manager insists that Irish players perform well at club level

The Boys in Green have failed to qualify for the last two major tournaments

Former Iceland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson says that Ireland must improve if they are to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

The Boys in Green have failed to qualify for the last two major tournaments and Hallgrimsson believes that they need to be more consistent at club level if they are to challenge for a place at the finals.

"I think Ireland have a lot of potential, but they need to improve if they want to qualify for the World Cup," Hallgrimsson told RTE.

"The players need to be performing well at club level and they need to be more consistent."Heimir Hallgrimsson says Ireland must improve to qualify for 2026 World Cup.

"I think Ireland have a lot of potential, but they need to improve if they want to qualify for the World Cup," Hallgrimsson told RTE.

"The players need to be performing well at club level and they need to be more consistent."I think Ireland have a lot of potential, but they need to improve if they want to qualify for the World Cup," Hallgrimsson told RTE.

"The players need to be performing well at club level and they need to be more consistent."Hallgrimsson also believes that Ireland need to find a way to get more goals.

"They have some very good attacking players, but they need to find a way to score more goals," he said.

"I think they need to be more clinical in front of goal."Ireland will begin their World Cup qualifying campaign in March 2023.Qualification for the 2026 World Cup will begin in March 2023 when Ireland will face France, Netherlands, Greece, and Gibraltar in Group H.

The top two teams from the group will qualify automatically for the tournament, while the third-placed team will enter a play-off.

Ireland have never qualified for a World Cup, but they have come close on a number of occasions.

They reached the play-offs for the 2010 World Cup, but were defeated by France.

They also reached the play-offs for the 2014 World Cup, but were defeated by Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ireland will be hoping to make it third time lucky in 2026, but they will need to improve if they are to qualify for the tournament.