The Republic of Ireland are fearing nobody as they prepare for their final group game at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup.
That's according to Dundalk defender Vinnie Leonard.
The Boys in Green secured their passage to the knockout stages with a game to spare on Saturday, following a 2-1 comeback victory over Uzbekistan.
They will finish their group against Paraguay on Tuesday in a game you can see on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player.
"Before the first game there might have been a few nerves around the group," Leonard admitted before the game against the South Americans.
"Then, once you win, and we won quite well, 4-1. Once you get that first game over and you know, 'we're a good team, we can beat these teams,' I don't think anyone in the group is really fearing any team at the moment.
"We'll go into every game with confidence.
"When it gets to knockout football, anything can happen, really. You could be coming up against top teams - Brazil, Argentina, England.
"You can't go into those games fearing it because ultimately that can be the difference between winning and losing.
"So definitely going into every game with confidence and believing we can beat teams is the attitude we're going forward with."
While Ireland can't finish below third, there's still a chance that they don't top Group J.
A defeat for the Boys in Green, and a victory for Uzbekistan over Panama, would see all teams ending up on six points overall, and with three points from the games involving the top three nations in the group.
In that case, goal difference between the top three, and even goal difference overall, could come into the equation.
Ireland can keep it simple by avoiding defeat and going through as group winners.
"It was really important we got that win against Uzbekistan because ultimately we're through now and we still have to play Paraguay," Leonard added.
"We're still going to prepare for the Paraguay game the same way we'd prepare for any game because top of the group and it nearly decides how easy of a draw you might get in the next round.
"That's really important for us because we'd want to be going all the way. That's the feeling in the team at the moment - the easier the draw, the better.
"It was really big to get that win against Uzbekistan. We dug deep as a team to get it, going 1-0 down, and showed good character to come back and win 2-1."
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