<text>  Martin ONeill says this summers friendly match with England is simply a means to an end for Republic of Ireland. Roy Hodgson takes the Three Lions to Dublin on June 7, six days before the Irish face Scotland in their decisive Euro 2016 qualifier. ONeill, though, has played down the significance of Englands visit and prefers to focus his attention on the match with the Scots. Martin ONeill says that Irelands game against Scotland is much more important than the England clash . England is a means to an end for me, he said. I agree its a big match, but its not for me. The Scotland game is the be all and end all. I dont think we should overlook the fact that, for me, its a build up to the Scotland game. It will be intense and that might be a good thing. But at the end of the day, if you want us to win a load of friendly games Ill play the 700th rated team in Europe every single week and build it up. Roy Hodgsons side travel to Ireland on June 7 for a friendly match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin . ONeill and his team cannot afford anything other than victory against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium. They salvaged a 1-1 draw at home to Poland on Sunday night thanks to Shane Long s injury-time strike. Failure to win, however, has left them three points adrift of the table-topping Poles with Germany and Scotland also two points better off. Gordon Strachan and his Scotland side are just above Ireland and the clash has been labelled as must win The team have been praised for refusing to accept defeat against Poland, but also criticised for again having to rely on a last-minute rescue act. ONeill said: Id rather get the first goal in the game and take it. Weve been chasing some of the matches. But overall I think the draw sets it up for Scotland. Its probably a must-win game for us. Were still in the competition. It would have been a real blow to lose on Sunday. But I thought we had spirit in abundance. We really cannot wait now for June. Shane Long 9 fired home a crucial equaliser against leaders Poland to keep Ireland in the hunt . 