Head coach Carla Ward names her Ireland Women’s squad for their final two World Cup Group stage qualifying fixtures against the Netherlands and France.
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France came from behind to beat the Republic of Ireland Women 2-1 with a Melvine Malard brace, as their 2027 World Cup qualifiers kicked off. Katie McCabe gave Ireland the lead after 12 minutes, intercepting a pass she fed Emily Murphy before finishing from the return ball. Constance Picaud kept out a good chance from
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Ireland Women defeated Hungary 3-2 at a behind-closed-doors international friendly in Marbella, where Denise O’Sullivan scored their decisive third goal. Carla Ward’s side were two up in under 20 minutes, Abbie Larkin pouncing on a mistake at the back for the first, before turning provider for Kyra Carusa to score. Borbála Vincze soon halved the
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Ireland Women secured promotion to UEFA Women’s Nations League A with a thrilling 5-4 aggregate victory over Belgium, thanks to a late decisive goal. Semi-finals 2nd LegSweden 0-1 Spain (Agg 0-5)France 2-2 Germany (Agg 2-3) Melvine Malard quickly cancelled out Germany’s lead from the first leg, but Nicole Anyomi and Klara Bühl responded. Clara Mateo
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Ireland Women beat Belgium in their Nations League Play-Off 1st Leg but Northern Ireland lost at home to Iceland. Semi-finals 1st LegGermany 1-0 France Spain 4-0 Sweden Spain took control over Sweden with Alexia Putellas’s first-half double, separated by a Clàudia Pina goal from Ona Batlle’s delivery. Pina got her second and Spain’s fourth in
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Sunday saw another 4-0 friendly win for the United States over Ireland, played in temperatures reaching 30C in Cincinnati. Carla Ward’s depleted side struggled with such heat and had made four changes on the first meeting, while the US switched their entire starting 11. Lynn Biyendolo exchanged passes with Emma Sears before volleying home an
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Ireland will play their UEFA Women’s Nations League Play-Off 1st Leg against Belgium in the Aviva Stadium. The first leg is on Friday 24 October, before travelling to Belgium for the return four days later. Ireland finished second in their group on goal difference, they take on one of the sides bottom of the League
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Kyra Carusa won the FA of Ireland Senior Women’s International Player of the Year award, following her first-ever nomination for the honour. Carusa recently reached double figures for goals with the national team, while teammate Jessie Stapleton picked up the Young Player of the Year award for her defensive duties. Aoife Kelly received the award
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Republic of Ireland were 1-0 winners over Slovenia but had required a four-goal victory to ease their visitors off top spot in the UEFA Women’s Nations League group. They were up and running inside 20 minutes in Cork, as Saoirse Noonan headed in from a Jessie Stapleton cross. While Slovenia are promoted to League A,
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Republic of Ireland came from behind late on to win 2-1 away to Türkiye and keep up their hopes of promotion in the UEFA Women’s Nations League. Selda Akgoz turned a Lucy Quinn shot over the bar and dived to deny Katie McCabe a goal, while Courtney Brosnan saved from Miray Cin and Aoife Mannion
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