PREVIEW | Ireland WNT v Greece WNT

PREVIEW | Ireland WNT v Greece WNT

The Ireland Women’s National Team return to Tallaght Stadium on Tuesday, April 8th to host Greece in the UEFA Nations League.

A 4-0 win away to same opponent last Friday keeps Carla Ward’s squad in the hunt for top spot in League B, Group 2 behind leaders Slovenia.

SECURE YOUR SEAT FOR IRELAND VS GREECE

Over 6,000 tickets have been snapped up already for this game with fans encouraged to secure their seat to support the Girls in Green.

The game will also be broadcast live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.

 

TEAM NEWS
Katie McCabe (suspension) and Kyra Carusa (quad) are ruled out with midfielder Alex Kavanagh added to the squad.

 

MATCH DETAILS
UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE
League B, Group 2

Ireland v Greece
Tuesday, April 8
Tallaght Stadium
KO 19:30
LIVE on RTÉ2 / RTÉ Player

 

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee | Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany)
Assistant Referee | Daniela Göttlinger (Germany)
Assistant Referee | Simone Jakob (Germany)
Fourth Official | Davina Lutz (Germany)

 

PREVIOUS MEETINGS
17/11/2001 | Ireland 5-0 Greece | FIFA World Cup Qualifier | Dalymount Park
24/03/2002 | Greece 1-3 Ireland | FIFA World Cup Qualifier | Rethymno Gallos Stadium
08/01/2003 | Greece 0-1 Ireland | International Friendly | Athens
10/01/2003 | Greece 0-0 Ireland | International Friendly | Athens 
14/03/2003 | Greece 0-0 Ireland | Algarve Cup | Lagoa, Portugal
12/11/2019 | Greece 1-1 Ireland | UEFA EURO Qualifier | Nea Smyrni Stadium, Athens
05/03/2020 | Ireland 1-0 Greece | UEFA EURO Qualifier | Tallaght Stadium
04/04/2025 | Greece 0-4 Ireland | UEFA Nations League | Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion

 

NOTES
- There are currently 35 places between Ireland (26) and Greece (61) in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings.

 

FIXTURES / RESULTS
February 21 | Ireland 1-0 Turkiye
February 25 | Slovenia 4-0 Ireland
April 4 | Greece 0-4 Ireland
April 8 | Ireland v Greece
May 30 | Turkiye v Ireland
June 3 | Ireland v Slovenia

 

Ireland WNT Squad
Goalkeepers:
Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic), Grace Moloney (Unattached)
Defenders: Heather Payne (Everton), Jessie Stapleton (Sunderland – on loan from West Ham United), Anna Patten (Aston Villa), Aoife Mannion (Manchester United), Caitlin Hayes (Brighton & Hove Albion), Megan Campbell (London City Lionesses), Chloe Mustaki (Bristol City)
Midfielders: Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Tyler Toland (Blackburn Rovers), Ruesha Littlejohn (Shamrock Rovers), Marissa Sheva (Sunderland), Aoibheann Clancy (Shelbourne), Alex Kavanagh (Shelbourne)
Forwards: Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Amber Barrett (Standard Liege), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Emily Murphy (Newcastle United), Saoirse Noonan (Celtic)

 

IRELAND WNT PLAYER STATS
Goalkeepers

Courtney Brosnan | DOB 10/11/1995 | 46 caps / 19 clean sheets | Debut vs Montenegro 11/03/2020 
Grace Moloney | DOB 01/03/1993 | 7 caps / 2 clean sheets | Debut vs Austria 02/03/2016 
Sophie Whitehouse | DOB 10/10/1996 | 0 caps / 0 clean sheets 

Defenders
Heather Payne | DOB 26/01/2000 | 50 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs Scotland 07/07/2017
Jessie Stapleton | DOB 07/02/2005 | 12 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs Philippines 19/06/2022 
Anna Patten | DOB 20/04/1999 | 13 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs France 05/04/2024
Aoife Mannion | DOB 24/09/1995 | 14 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs China PR 22/02/2023
Caitlin Hayes | DOB 22/09/1995 | 19 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs Northern Ireland 23/09/2023 
Megan Campbell | DOB 28/06/1993 | 54 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Switzerland 24/08/2011 
Chloe Mustaki | DOB 29/07/1995 | 8 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Russia 19/02/2022

Midfielders
Denise O’Sullivan | DOB 04/02/1994 | 122 caps / 21 goals | Debut vs Wales 17/09/2011
Tyler Toland | DOB 08/08/2001 | 22 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Northern Ireland 19/09/2017
Ruesha Littlejohn | DOB 03/07/1990 | 88 caps / 6 goals | Debut vs Hungary 07/03/2012 
Marissa Sheva | DOB 22/04/1997 | 13 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs China PR 22/02/2023
Aoibheann Clancy| DOB 31/10/2003 | 1 cap / 0 goals | Debut vs Morocco 14/11/2022
Alex Kavanagh | DOB 11/12/1999 | 1 cap / 0 goals | Debut vs Cymru 21/08/2016

Forwards
Leanne Kiernan | DOB 27/04/1999 | 401caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Cymru 19/08/2016 
Abbie Larkin | DOB 27/04/2005 | 24 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Russia 19/02/2022 
Amber Barrett | DOB 10/01/1996 | 50 caps / 8 goals | Debut vs Cymru 19/08/2016
Lucy Quinn | DOB 29/09/1993 | 27 caps / 5 goals | Debut vs Australia 21/09/2021
Emily Murphy | DOB 02/03/2003 | 6 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Cymru 27/02/2024
Saoirse Noonan | DOB 13/07/1999 | 4 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Cymru 21/08/2016

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