The Ireland Women’s National Team come up against Slovenia in the second game of their 2025 UEFA Nations League campaign on Tuesday, February 25th.

Following last Friday’s win at home to Türkiye, Carla Ward’s squad are now looking to move onto six points in Group 2 as they continue their quest to seal promotion back to League A.

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

MATCH DETAILS
UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE

League B, Group 2
Slovenia v Ireland
Tuesday, February 25
Bonifika Stadium, Koper
KO 17:00 (Irish Time)
LIVE on RTÉ2 / RTÉ Player

TEAM NEWS
Leanne Kiernan did not travel with the squad due to a calf injury.

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee | Michalina Diakow (Poland)
Assistant Referee 1 | Paulina Baranowska (Poland)
Assistant Referee 2 | Aleksandra Mostowska (Poland)
Fourth Official | Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk (Poland)

PREVIOUS MEETINGS
22/09/2013 | Slovenia 0-3 Ireland | FIFA World Cup Qualifier | Ob Jezeru City Stadium, Velenje
13/09/2014 | Ireland 2-0 Slovenia | FIFA World Cup Qualifier | Tallaght Stadium

NOTES
- There are currently 14 places between Ireland (25) and Slovenia (39) in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings.

- Denise O’Sullivan scored in the first meeting between the teams in October 2013 – Ruesha Littlejohn appeared as a substitute in the same game.

- Midfielder Denise O’Sullivan will move to joint second – alongside Louise Quinn on 121 games – on the WNT All-Time Appearance List if she features in this game.

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), Katie McCabe (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Megan Connolly (Lazio), Tyler Toland (Blackburn Rovers), Ruesha Littlejohn (Unattached), Marissa Sheva (Unattached), Melisa Filis (Charlton Athletic)

Forwards: Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Amber Barrett (Standard Liege), Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Emily Murphy (Newcastle United)

IRELAND WNT PLAYER STATS
Goalkeepers
Courtney Brosnan | DOB 10/11/1995 | 44 caps / 18 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 | 11 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Philippines 19/06/2022 
Anna Patten | DOB 20/04/1999 | 11 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs France 05/04/2024
Aoife Mannion | DOB 24/09/1995 | 12 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 | 53 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Switzerland 24/08/2011 
Katie McCabe | DOB 21/09/1995 | 94 caps / 29 goals | Debut vs Hungary 04/03/2015 

Midfielders
Denise O’Sullivan | DOB 04/02/1994 | 120 caps / 21 goals | Debut vs Wales 17/09/2011
Megan Connolly | DOB 07/03/1997 | 59 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs USA 23/02/2016  
Tyler Toland | DOB 08/08/2001 | 20 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Northern Ireland 19/09/2017
Ruesha Littlejohn | DOB 03/07/1990 | 86 caps / 6 goals | Debut vs Hungary 07/03/2012 
Marissa Sheva | DOB 22/04/1997 | 11 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs China PR 22/02/2023
Melisa Filis | DOB 30/07/2002 | 0 caps / 0 goals

Forwards
Kyra Carusa | DOB 14/11/1995 | 32 caps / 10 goals | Debut vs Montenegro 11/03/2020
Abbie Larkin | DOB 27/04/2005 | 22 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Russia 19/02/2022 
Amber Barrett | DOB 10/01/1996 | 48 caps / 7 goals | Debut vs Cymru 19/08/2016
Izzy Atkinson | DOB 17/07/2001 | 18 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Portugal 21/01/2018 
Lucy Quinn | DOB 29/09/1993 | 25 caps / 5 goals | Debut vs Australia 21/09/2021
Emily Murphy | DOB 02/03/2003 | 5 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Cymru 27/02/2024