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McAuley: NI will take any win
- Updated: October 6, 2016
Gareth McAuley admits he would settle for a narrow victory against San Marino when Northern Ireland face them in their World Cup qualifier.
One of the lowest-ranked sides in world football, the principality have conceded 17 goals in their last two away games.
They now visit Belfast to face a Northern Irish side playing at Windsor Park for the first time since its renovation was complete.
As such, a sell-out crowd of over 18,000 will be in attendance which will include high-profile figures such as FIFA president Gianni Infantino and boxing world champion Carl Frampton.
Despite the hype and excitement, McAuley will settle for simply beating a team which has never won a competitive game and failed to avoid defeat in any World Cup qualifiers over the last 15 years.
The West Brom defender said: “It is a must-win game. I’d expect all the other teams in the group to beat San Marino home and away so we are going to have to do that if we’re going to give ourselves any …
