The Republic of Ireland have announced another Dublin fixture to their World Cup preparation. The squad will host Zambia in a friendly on Thursday June 22nd in Tallaght Stadium.
This will be the first time both teams will face one another, with Zambia securing a spot in this years World Cup for the first time ever. They finished 3rd in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations after beating Nigeria, who are in Ireland's group for the World Cup, 1-0 in the third-place play-off.
The game will take place 2 weeks before Ireland take on France, also in Tallaght Stadium, after which they will depart on their World Cup campaign.
Currently, Ireland are at a training camp in Spain where they are also playing behind-closed-doors games against Germany, which occurred last Friday, and China PR, which takes place on Wednesday. The team will also embark on another camp in April with details to follow.
A good test in a closed-door training game today vs 🇩🇪 #COYGIG pic.twitter.com/312dGuRUPH
— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) February 17, 2023
The FAI have said tickets for the Zambia game will be announced shortly and assure it will be part of their new WNT season ticket, which will include the inaugural Nations League games that take place later in the year.
