PREVIEW | Slovakia v Republic of Ireland WNT

TEAM NEWS
There is a fully fit squad to choose from. Midfielder Aoibheann Clancy has been added to the squad.

QUOTES
Republic of Ireland WNT Manager Vera Pauw
“It will be an extremely difficult game because Slovakia are a very good team. They have drawn against Finland and their other games were very close. And we also remember that we couldn’t get the win against them either, earlier in the campaign in Tallaght Stadium.

“Qualification is still in our own hands and that is fantastic. We know what we have to do and we will have every box ticked with our preparation. The players and staff have worked incredibly hard to reach this point, something that we all dreamed about when the draw was originally made, and we will be ready for Tuesday’s game.”

PREVIOUS MEETINGS
22/09/2013: Republic of Ireland 2-0 Slovakia (FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifier)
13/09/2014: Slovakia 0-1 Republic of Ireland (FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifier)
10/04/2017: Republic of Ireland 1-0 Slovakia (International Friendly)
24/10/2017: Slovakia 0-2 Republic of Ireland (FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifier)
06/04/2018: Republic of Ireland 2-1 Slovakia (FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifier)
25/11/2021: Republic of Ireland 1-1 Slovakia (FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifier)

MATCH DAY 👊

Our final game in Group A!

🇸🇰🇮🇪
🏆 | @FIFAWWC Qualifier
⏰ | KO 17:00 (Irish Time)
📍 | NTC Senec
📺 | LIVE on RTÉ2#SVKIRL | #COYGIG | #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/jQ7agulP4b

— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) September 6, 2022

Republic of Ireland WNT Squad
Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Grace Moloney (Reading), Megan Walsh (Brighton & Hove Albion), Eve Badana (DLR Waves)
Defenders: Harriet Scott (Birmingham City), Claire O’Riordan (Celtic), Diane Caldwell (Reading), Louise Quinn (Birmingham City), Jessie Stapleton (Shelbourne), Hayley Nolan (London City Lionesses), Chloe Mustaki (Bristol City), Megan Campbell (Liverpool), Áine O’Gorman (Peamount United)
Midfielders: Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Ciara Grant (Hearts), Lily Agg (London City Lionesses), Ellen Molloy (Wexford Youths), Jess Ziu (West Ham United), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Isibeal Atkinson (West Ham United), Aoibheann Clancy (Wexford Youths)
Forwards: Heather Payne (Florida State University), Amber Barrett (FFC Turbine Potsdam), Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool), Abbie Larkin (Shelbourne), Saoirse Noonan (Durham WFC)

Republic of Ireland WNT Caps
Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (15 caps / 6 clean sheets), Grace Moloney (6 caps / 1 clean sheet), Megan Walsh (1 cap / 0 clean sheets), Eve Badana (4 caps / 0 clean sheets)
Defenders: Harriet Scott (22 caps / 0 goals), Claire O’Riordan (17 caps / 0 goals), Diane Caldwell (89 caps / 4 goals), Louise Quinn (97 caps / 15 goals), Jessie Stapleton (1 cap / 0 goal), Hayley Nolan (1 cap / 0 goals), Chloe Mustaki (4 caps / 0 goals), Megan Campbell (43 caps / 3 goals), Áine O’Gorman (112 caps / 13 goals)
Midfielders: Katie McCabe (66 caps / 19 goals), Denise O’Sullivan (95 caps / 17 goals), Ciara Grant (16 caps / 0 goals), Lily Agg (Caps 3 / 2 goals), Ellen Molloy (5 caps / 0 goals), Jess Ziu (11 caps / 0 goals), Lucy Quinn (12 caps / 2 goals), Isibeal Atkinson (4 caps / 0 goals), Aoibheann Clancy (0 caps / 0 goals)
Forwards: Heather Payne (28 caps / 1 goal), Amber Barrett (32 caps / 4 goals), Leanne Kiernan (26 caps / 4 goals), Abbie Larkin (4 caps / 1 goal), Saoirse Noonan (3 caps / 1 goal)

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— Her Sport (@HerSportDotIE) September 5, 2022

2023 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

RESULTS
21 October, 2021 | Republic of Ireland 0-1 Sweden
26 October, 2021 | Finland 1-2 Republic of Ireland
25 November, 2021 | Republic of Ireland 1-1 Slovakia
30 November, 2021 | Republic of Ireland 11-0 Georgia
12 April, 2022 | Sweden 1-1 Republic of Ireland
27 June, 2022 | Georgia 0-9 Republic of Ireland
1 September, 2022 | Republic of Ireland 1-0 Finland

FIXTURES
6 September, 2022 | Slovakia v Republic of Ireland

TEAM STATS
Goals Scored: 25
Goals Conceded: 4
Attempts on Goal: 89
Attempts on Target: 51
Attempts off Target: 25
Attempts Blocked: 13
Penalties Converted: 1
Free-Kicks Taken: 37
Corners Taken: 27
Fouls Committed: 35
Fouls Suffered: 84
Yellow Cards: 7 (Megan Campbell, Jamie Finn 3, Katie McCabe, Heather Payne, Jess Ziu)

Ready to go again, last game of Group A 🇮🇪💚 pic.twitter.com/9Uy2Y35dPD

— Louise Quinn (@louise_quinn4) September 5, 2022

PLAYER STATS
Goalscorers
7 – Katie McCabe
5 – Denise O’Sullivan
2 – Megan Connolly, Louise Quinn
1 – Lily Agg, Amber Barrett, Diane Caldwell, Kyra Carusa, Niamh Fahey, Abbie Larkin, Saoirse Noonan, Lucy Quinn, Maiko Bebia OG

Clean Sheets
3 – Courtney Brosnan

2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifier – Group A
Slovakia v Republic of Ireland
Tuesday, September 6th
NTC Senec
KO 17:00 (Irish Time)
LIVE on RTÉ2
#SVKIRL

𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙮! 🎉🥳

We’ve team up with the brilliant @HerSportDotIE to host a WNT watch party tomorrow for the big game!#OUTBELIEVE | #COYGIG | #SVKIRL https://t.co/4ERmbYIBUf

— Sky Ireland (@SkyIreland) September 5, 2022