The first home game of UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifying for Ireland sees them host England in the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday night.
Having played France last Friday, Eileen Gleeson’s squad enter into their second game of Group A3 and prepare to take on the reigning European champions in just the eighth meeting between the teams.
Over 30,000 tickets have already been snapped up with demand still high amongst supporters.
If you haven’t got tickets for Tuesday, what are you waiting for?
🇮🇪 v 🏴 | Aviva Stadiumhttps://t.co/nNoZNum7YM#COYGIG | #OUTBELIEVE pic.twitter.com/IpPZopXsOy— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) April 7, 2024
MATCH DETAILS
UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifier
Group A3
Ireland v England
Tuesday, April 9
Aviva Stadium
KO 19:30
LIVE on RTÉ2
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee | Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
Assistant Referee 1 | Heini Hyvonen (Finland)
Assistant Referee 2 | Susann Kung (Switzerland)
Fourth Official | Lotta Vuorio (Finland)
TEAM NEWS
Emily Whelan has replaced Jess Ziu (hamstring) in the squad.
Prep mode 👊#COYGIG | #OUTBELIEVE pic.twitter.com/JzCaczmrQH
— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) April 7, 2024
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
02/05/1978 | England 6-1 Ireland | St James’s Park, Exeter | Friendly
02/05/1981 | Ireland 0-5 England | Dalymount Park | Friendly
07/11/1982 | Ireland 0-1 England | Dalymount Park | EURO 1984 Qualifier
11/09/1983 | England 6-0 Ireland | Elm Park, Reading | EURO 1984 Qualifier
22/09/1985 | Ireland 0-6 England | Flower Lodge, Cork | EURO 1987 Qualifier
27/04/1986 | England 4-0 Ireland | Elm Park, Reading | EURO 1987 Qualifier
29/03/1987 | Ireland 0-1 England | Dalymount Park | Friendly
NOTES
- There are currently 22 places between England (2) and Ireland (24) in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings.
- None of the Ireland WNT squad were not yet born when Ireland last played England in 1987
- 18 players in the Ireland WNT squad play their club football in England in either the Women’s Super League or the Women’s Championship.
WNT SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Grace Moloney (London City Lionesses), Sophie Whitehouse (Lewes)
Defenders: Jessie Stapleton (Reading – on loan from West Ham United), Diane Caldwell (FC Zurich), Caitlin Hayes (Celtic), Louise Quinn (Birmingham City), Aoife Mannion (Manchester United), Anna Patten (Aston Villa), Megan Campbell (London City Lionesses)
Midfielders: Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Megan Connolly (Bristol City), Lily Agg (Birmingham City), Ruesha Littlejohn (London City Lionesses), Tyler Toland (Blackburn Rovers), Heather Payne (Everton), Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Erin McLaughlin (Peamount United)
Forwards: Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Amber Barrett (Standard Liege), Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool), Emily Murphy (Wake Forest University), Emily Whelan (Glasgow City)
IRELAND WNT PLAYER STATS
Goalkeepers
Courtney Brosnan | DOB 10/11/1995 | 35 caps / 16 clean sheets | Debut vs Montenegro 11/03/2020
Grace Moloney | DOB 01/03/1993 | 6 caps / 1 clean sheet | Debut vs Austria 02/03/2016
Sophie Whitehouse | DOB 10/10/1996 | 0 caps / 0 clean sheets
Defenders
Jessie Stapleton | DOB 07/02/2005 | 5 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Philippines 19/06/2022
Diane Caldwell | DOB 11/09/1988 | 102 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Denmark 15/03/2006
Caitlin Hayes | DOB 22/09/1995 | 9 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs Northern Ireland 23/09/2023
Louise Quinn | DOB 17/06/1990 | 116 caps / 16 goals | Debut vs Poland 02/02/2008
Aoife Mannion | DOB 24/09/1995 | 4 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs China PR 22/02/2023
Anna Patten | DOB 20/04/1999 | 1 cap / 0 goals
Megan Campbell | DOB 28/06/1993 | 48 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Switzerland 24/08/2011
Midfielders
Katie McCabe | DOB 21/09/1995 | 85 caps / 26 goals | Debut vs Hungary 04/03/2015
Denise O’Sullivan | DOB 04/02/1994 | 112 caps / 20 goals | Debut vs Wales
Megan Connolly | DOB 07/03/1997 | 53 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs USA 23/02/2016
Lily Agg | DOB 17/12/1993 | 15 caps / 3 goals | Debut vs Philippines 19/06/2022
Ruesha Littlejohn | DOB 03/07/1990 | 79 caps / 6 goals | Debut vs Hungary 07/03/2012
Tyler Toland | DOB 08/08/2001 | 18 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Northern Ireland 19/09/2017
Heather Payne | DOB 26/01/2000 | 45 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs Scotland 07/07/2017
Izzy Atkinson | DOB 17/07/2001 | 15 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Portugal 21/01/2018
Lucy Quinn | DOB 29/09/1993 | 22 caps / 5 goals | Debut vs Australia 21/09/2021
Erin McLaughlin | DOB 09/03/2003 | 3 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Zambia 22/06/2023
Forwards
Kyra Carusa | DOB 14/11/1995 | 24 caps / 7 goals | Debut vs Montenegro 11/03/2020
Abbie Larkin | DOB 27/04/2005 | 17 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Russia 19/02/2022
Amber Barrett | DOB 10/01/1996 | 42 caps / 7 goals | Debut vs Northern Ireland 19/09/2017
Leanne Kiernan | DOB 27/04/1999 | 31 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Wales 20/08/2016
Emily Murphy | DOB 02/03/2003 | 2 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Wales 27/02/2024
Emily Whelan | DOB 22/08/2002 | 9 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Poland 09/10/2018
We’re almost there ☘️
Go get your tickets for our clash with England this coming Tuesday!https://t.co/nNoZNum7YM#COYGIG | #OUTBELIEVE pic.twitter.com/t9QKmfSwpR— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) April 7, 2024
