Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill insisted he would pay no attention to Wales' match against Hungary on Tuesday night even though it could determine his side's fate in the Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs.
Northern Ireland will be playing Germany in Frankfurt at the same time but – though that game is effectively a dead rubber now with Germany through and Northern Ireland out of contention – O'Neill will not allow his thoughts to drift elsewhere.
"We'll not be thinking too much about Wales and Hungary," he said. "It's things that are out of your control.
"We'll be too busy with what's going to happen out there on the pitch to be worried what's happening in Cardiff."
But the result could be of huge significance to Northern Ireland's hopes of reaching next summer's finals.
As it stands, the Green and White Army look likely to face Bosnia and Herzegovina away from home on March 26.
"But for us it's about the level of performance, replicating that.
"You come into these scenarios, home to Holland, away to Germany – is there a more difficult double-
header you could have?
"Having come through these two games, we'll be ready to play a double-header, regardless of the situation come March."
