THE Republic of Ireland's crunch Group E clash with Saudia Arabia (kick off 12.30pm) suggests some records will be broken.
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The 72,000-capacity International Stadium Yokohama is the setting for Ireland's bid for a place in the knockout stages for the third time in three tournaments.
On paper, it is hard to see anything other than a Republic victory against a Saudi Arabia squad without a point or a goal to their credit in Group E.
A clear two-goal victory will guarantee Ireland's place in the last 16, although in their previous 11 World Cup games they have so far failed to score more than one goal.
So will we see the Saudi's first goal - or will Robbie Keane and Co conspire to become the first Irish side to score twice in the world's biggest tournament and reach the second round.
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