The Ireland Women’s National Team return to the Aviva Stadium to resume their EURO 2025 qualification campaign with the first of two games against Sweden.
The home game will be played on Friday, May 31st with a big crowd expected and supporters are encouraged to secure your seats now ahead of such an important fixture.
Ireland will then travel to Stockholm to face Sweden again on Tuesday, June 4th but the focus is very much on Friday’s game against the Olympic runners-up.
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MATCH DETAILS
UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifier
Group A3
Ireland v Sweden
Friday, May 31
Aviva Stadium
KO 19:30
LIVE on RTÉ2
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee | Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
Assistant Referee 1 | Judit Kulcsár (Hungary)
Assistant Referee 2 | Noemi Hegedus-Barath (Hungary)
Fourth Official | Eszter Urban (Hungary)
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
07/05/1988 | Ireland 1-1 Sweden | Dalymount Park | EURO 1989 Qualifier
18/09/1988 | Sweden 4-0 Ireland | Mariestad | EURO 1989 Qualifier
07/06/1992 | Ireland 0-1 Sweden | Frank Cooke Park | EURO 1993 Qualifier
20/09/1992 | Sweden 10-0 Ireland | Ryvallen, Boras | EURO 1993 Qualifier
25/06/2008 | Ireland 0-5 Sweden | Carlisle Grounds, Wicklow | EURO 2009 Qualifier
01/10/2008 | Sweden 1-0 Ireland | Vångavallen, Trelleborg | EURO 2009 Qualifier
21/10/2021 | Ireland 0-1 Sweden | Tallaght Stadium | FIFA 2023 World Cup Qualifier
12/04/2022 | Sweden 1-1 Ireland | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg | FIFA 2023 World Cup Qualifier
NOTES
There are currently 18 places between Sweden (6) and Ireland (24) in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings.
Defender Louise Quinn previously played club football in Sweden with Eskilstuna United.
Cork City midfielder Eva Mangan has been included in the squad for the first time following her form in the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division.
WNT SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Grace Moloney (London City Lionesses), Sophie Whitehouse (Lewes)
Defenders: Jessie Stapleton (West Ham United), Diane Caldwell (FC Zurich), Louise Quinn (Birmingham City), Caitlin Hayes (Celtic), Anna Patten (Aston Villa), Aoife Mannion (Manchester United), Megan Campbell (London City Lionesses)
Midfielders: Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Megan Connolly (Bristol City), Ruesha Littlejohn (London City Lionesses), Tyler Toland (Blackburn Rovers), Lily Agg (Birmingham City), Jess Ziu (West Ham United), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Erin McLaughlin (Peamount United), Eva Mangan (Cork City), Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace)
Forwards: Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave), Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool), Emily Murphy (Wake Forest University), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Amber Barrett (Standard Liege)
IRELAND WNT PLAYER STATS
Goalkeepers
Courtney Brosnan | DOB 10/11/1995 | 36 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
Louise Quinn | DOB 17/06/1990 | 117 caps / 16 goals | Debut vs Poland 02/02/2008
Caitlin Hayes | DOB 22/09/1995 | 10 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs Northern Ireland 23/09/2023
Anna Patten | DOB 20/04/1999 | 2 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs France 05/04/2024
Aoife Mannion | DOB 24/09/1995 | 5 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs China PR 22/02/2023
Megan Campbell | DOB 28/06/1993 | 49 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Switzerland 24/08/2011
Midfielders
Katie McCabe | DOB 21/09/1995 | 86 caps / 26 goals | Debut vs Hungary 04/03/2015
Denise O’Sullivan | DOB 04/02/1994 | 113 caps / 20 goals | Debut vs Wales 17/09/2011
Megan Connolly | DOB 07/03/1997 | 54 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs USA 23/02/2016
Ruesha Littlejohn | DOB 03/07/1990 | 80 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
Lily Agg | DOB 17/12/1993 | 15 caps / 3 goals | Debut vs Philippines 19/06/2022
Jess Ziu | DOB 06/06/2002 | 14 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Northern Ireland 31/08/2018
Lucy Quinn | DOB 29/09/1993 | 23 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
Eva Mangan | DOB 15/09/2004 | 0 caps / 0 goals
Izzy Atkinson | DOB 17/07/2001 | 15 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Portugal 21/01/2018
Forwards
Kyra Carusa | DOB 14/11/1995 | 25 caps / 7 goals | Debut vs Montenegro 11/03/2020
Leanne Kiernan | DOB 27/04/1999 | 32 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Wales 20/08/2016
Emily Murphy | DOB 02/03/2003 | 3 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Wales 27/02/2024
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
