Republic of Ireland look to get their first points on the board as they face Greece in a UEFA EURO 2024 qualifier at the Opap Arena in Athens on Friday, June 16.Stephen Kenny's Ireland side started their qualification campaign with a narrow 1-0 defeat against World Cup finalists France at the Aviva Stadium in March having deserved at least a point with a spirited performance.Ireland will be looking to bring the positives from that performance into the match against Greece tomorrow night in a key match in their UEFA EURO 2024 qualification campaign.Here's a full preview of tonight's game.
Manager Stephen Kenny McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)Match DetailsFixture: Greece v Republic of Ireland
Competition: UEFA EURO 2024 Qualifying
Date: Friday, June 16
Kick-off: 7.45pm (9.45pm local time)
Venue: Opap Arena, Athens
TV: RTE
Match OfficialsReferee: Harald Lechner (AUT)Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Kolbitsch (AUT)Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Staudinger (AUT)Fourth Official: Markus Hameter (AUT)Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert (GER)Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (AUT)Team NewsRepublic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny confirmed that he has a fully fit squad to choose from for the UEFA EURO 2024 qualifier against Greece.Alan Browne has recovered from his injury which ruled him out of the Bristol training camp with every other player fit.What he said - Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny“We’re looking forward to the game, it’s the first competitive game in the new stadium, you want to be involved in that, we want that historic away win."Greece have a very good home record and have been in good form over the past year, we have got to respect that, nothing will be easy, we are going to have to fight for everything, it’s only the second game in the group, nothing will be decided so early. It’s certainly an important game for both teams"One of main objectives coming into the week, the training camp we had prior to here, it’s always a concern with a six-week gap and some players who hadn’t been playing there is a temptation to do much, we have to get balance right, one of our objectives was to get everyone fit here tonight, so credit to the backroom team that this is the case, everyone is available, we’re very pleased about that.”WATCH THE FULL PRESS CONFERENCE ON FAI TV HERERepublic of Ireland Squad - Greece & GibraltarGoalkeepers: Gavin Bazunu (Southampton), Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool), Mark Travers (AFC Bournemouth).
Defenders: Matt Doherty (Atlético Madrid), Mark Sykes (Bristol City), Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City), James McClean (Wigan Athletic), Nathan Collins (Wolverhampton Wanderers), John Egan (Sheffield United), Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion), Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough), Liam Scales (Celtic).
Midfielders: Josh Cullen (Burnley), Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion), Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle United), Alan Browne (Preston North End), Will Smallbone (Southampton), Jason Knight (Derby County), Jamie McGrath (Wigan Athletic), Jack Taylor (Peterborough United).
Forwards: Adam Idah (Norwich City), Michael Obafemi (Burnley), Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion), Troy Parrott (Tottenham Hotspur), Mikey Johnston (Vitória de Guimarães, on loan from Celtic).
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⚽️ | Greece v Ireland
🏆 | @EURO2024 Qualifying
⌚️ | 7.45pm (9.45pm local)
📍 | Opap Arena, Athens
📺 | @RTEsoccer
📝 | https://t.co/FWC6hkbPQW
2600 supporters set for Athens, 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/cBSYvUzbIY— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) June 16, 2023
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