Wednesday 22 June 2016 12:35, UK
Kyle Lafferty believes Northern Ireland's defence can provide the base for a shock result in Euro 2016's knockout stage.
Poland and Germany scored 57 goals between them in qualifying for France, but neither could manage more than 1-0 wins over Northern Ireland in Group C.
Michael McGovern's clean sheet in a 2-0 victory over Ukraine helped secure a place in the last 16, where either Wales or France await on Saturday, and Lafferty believes they can face either opponent with confidence.
"We've probably got one of the best defences in the tournament," the striker said. "We've come up against world-class players and kept them relatively quiet. We've only conceded two goals in three games which isn't bad considering the players we've been up against.
"No matter who we come up against we'll fancy our chances. It's a one-off game now and I'm sure we'll go into it thinking we can get a victory.
"We kept going until the 93rd minute against Germany because we knew 1-0 wasn't a bad result and it had a massive say in our goal difference. To leave with that result is something we can take a lot of positives from."
Lafferty - top scorer in qualifying with seven goals - started Northern Ireland's opener against Poland but was an unused substitute against Ukraine before coming off the bench for the final half-hour of the Germany game.
"When I was given a chance to come on I just wanted to do enough to put a doubt in Michael O'Neill's head," he added.
"I wanted to show I'm still hungry, I still want to play and I've still got a goal in me. I didn't get a chance but that had a lot to do with the team we were up against.
"Whoever we get in the next stage we'll need to put our strongest XI on the pitch and hopefully I'll be in it."
