Michael O'Neill wants 'Budapest moment' to ignite Euro 2024 qualifying campaign

A famous win against the odds on a September night on the road. We've seen it before, and now Michael O'Neill has called for it once again.

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Northern Ireland's late win away in Hungary in 2014 kickstarted the unforgettable journey to Euro 2016.

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Now in O'Neill's second tenure, Northern Ireland would still be a long way off qualification for Euro 2024 even with a victory over Slovenia on Thursday, but the manager is craving that spark to ignite a new adventure.

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The campaign so far has been one of frustration as O'Neill's injury-hit side have lost against Finland, Denmark and Kazakhstan - all by one-goal margins.

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The sole victory has come against minnows San Marino, where anything other than three points would have been totally unacceptable.

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Going into Thursday's match in Ljubljana, O'Neill wants to inspire his players to another magic moment.

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I think this is a winnable game," said the 54-year-old.

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No international game away from home is easy to win, and this group of players have to get that mentality.

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It is a new group for me to work with in a lot of areas. We are capable of going back to 2016 and 2018 qualification campaigns where we were able to go away form home and win games.

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