Seamus Coleman has his sights set firmly on a trip to the World Cup finals in Russia after sampling the atmosphere at a major tournament for the first time. The 27-year-old Everton full-back ended Euro 2016 as Ireland captain - a position he has retained for the new qualifying campaign, which continues with Thursday night Group D clash with Georgia at the Aviva Stadium.Coleman will win his 40th senior cap against the Georgians, but insists his international education is ongoing. To play 40 games for Ireland is a great honour, he said. I didnt know, but hopefully I can finish it with a win.You are always trying to improve yourself. To get to the tournament was a big achievement for us all and we all learned a lot from it. Playing under different managers as well has improved me in different ways. Coleman in action against France during the summer But you always want to do better. You never think that youre the finished article and I just want to keep improving and keep learning and try to get to this World Cup.Ireland are currently ranked 31 by FIFA after their exploits in France, while Georgia, who are yet to figure at a major tournament, sit in 137th.However, having beaten them 2-1 in Tbilisi with a late Aiden McGeady strike and 1-0 in Dublin thanks to Jonathan Walters effort during the last campaign, a win likely will not be taken for granted.We know a lot about them from the last campaign, Coleman said. We needed a little bit of magic from Aiden McGeady out there, and at home as well it took us until late until Jonny got his goal. Coleman tussles with Eden Hazard during the Group E match in France They beat Spain not so long ago in a friendly match and they have run Germany close, Austria close, so its a tough game.Its not going to be a walk-over by any means and we are going to have to all be on our game to get a result tomorrow night. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just £6.99. No contract. Ireland launched their qualification bid with a 2-2 draw in Serbia last month - Colemans first appearance of the season for either club or country because of an ankle injury.As a player, you just want to play, he said. The club wants you fit, the country wants you fit, but at the end of the day as a player - and I can only speak for myself - if I am fit and I am not feeling any niggles, no problems, no concerns, then Ill play whether thats for Ireland or Everton.There are no complications or big dramas about it. If Im fit, Ill play and thats the way it should be.You can watch Irelands World Cup qualifiers, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Rep Ireland latest Rep Ireland fixtures Rep Ireland stats Live on Sky Bryce Love Redskins Jersey . You can watch all the action on TSN2 beginning at 7pm et/4pm pt. 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Hilliard scored a career-high 26 points and No.FORTALEZA, Brazil -- The Dutch were worried about the oppressive heat at Arena Castelao, and they left it with the stifling hot conditions to thank for a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals. An inspired tactical change during the second of two official stoppages led to a late goal from Netherlands forward Wesley Sneijder and an injury-time penalty from Klaas Jan Huntelaar in a dramatic 2-1 victory over Mexico on Sunday. "I moved to Plan B at the cooling break," said Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal, soon to be the manager at Manchester United. "That is a good way to take advantage of those breaks." Despite scoring 10 goals in three group matches, the Dutch again started the match with a defensive 5-3-2 system. Van Gaal made the switch to a more attacking 4-3-3 formation in the second half and tweaked it further when referee Pedro Proenca stopped the match in the 76th minute to allow players to rehydrate. That helped turn the match around and extend Mexicos second-round curse to six straight World Cups. "Unbelievable," said Arjen Robben, the Netherlands forward that earned the late penalty. "Five minutes from full time, we were out." Instead of the Dutch players, it was the Mexicans who wilted in the heat as they conceded twice as many goals in the final minutes of the match as they had in the entire group stage. "The humidity was against us, but we were fresher and fitter than the Mexicans," Van Gaal said. "Yes, we escaped. But we showed that we could create more chances with 4-3-3, and the players handled this shift very well." The Dutch will next face Costa Rica in the quarterfinals on Saturday in Salvador, and may have to play without midfielder Nigel de Jong, who was substituted in the ninth minute with a groin injury. Mexico coach Miguel Herrera, one of the most popular characters at the World Cup because of his emotive ways on the sidelines, blamed Proenca for the loss and accused Robben of diving under a challenge from Rafael Marquez to earn the penalty.dddddddddddd. "Today it was the man with the whistle who eliminated us from the World Cup," Herrera said. "If a referee invents a penalty, youre out of the World Cup. "I hope they have a look at what happened and that this gentleman goes home just like we are." Marquez said Robben admitted that it was a bad call, but added that the Dutchman thought he should have been awarded a spot kick for an earlier challenge. "I spoke with him after the match and he told me that it was not a penalty," Marquez said. "He said that the first foul was a penalty and that one was not called." Mexico has now advanced to the second round at the World Cup six straight times and not reached the quarterfinals. The last time the team made it that far was as host of the 1986 tournament. Giovani Dos Santos gave the Mexicans the lead in the 48th minute after a goalless first half, but Sneijder equalized with a hard shot in the 88th. It was the first time Sneijder, who scored five goals at the last World Cup in South Africa, has found the net in Brazil. Robben, who has already scored three goals for the Dutch at this years tournament, then earned the penalty in the fourth minute of injury time but he handed the ball to Huntelaar. "You dont know when your chance will come, but it was today, and so you grab it with both hands," said Huntelaar, who replaced captain Robin van Persie in the 76th minute. "And it was fantastic." For Mexico, goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa was again the star player, pulling off two more great saves after playing a key role in holding Brazil to a 0-0 draw in Group A. But he couldnt block Sneijders shot and guessed wrong when diving in an attempt to stop Huntelaars penalty. "It isnt easy to go out this way, the way this match went," Ochoa said. "Its just very hard to deal with when victory escapes you this way." ' ' '