The Ireland Women’s National Team will complete their FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 duties in Lang Park, Brisbane on Monday when they take on Nigeria. The final game in Group B follows on from narrows defeats to Australia and Canada, but Ireland are aiming to finish on a high with a positive result. Heather Payne has been making progress on her return to play protocol following a hamstring injury and should be available for selection.
“This is our final game in the FIFA Women's World Cup and we want it to be our best game. The aim is to win to give something back to our amazing fans around the world who have given us such incredible support," said Ireland's Vera Pauw
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"We also have a responsibility to do our best for the competition, as the result of our game has a bearing on both Australia and Canada. We have a competitive spirit that has gotten us this far and that does not go away just because this is our final game of the tournament."We want to do Ireland proud and finish in the best way possible with a positive result,"concluded Pauw" IRELAND WNT SQUADGoalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Grace Moloney (Reading), Megan Walsh (Brighton & Hove Albion) Defenders: Heather Payne (Florida State University), Áine O'Gorman (Shamrock Rovers), Louise Quinn (Birmingham City), Niamh Fahey (Liverpool), Diane Caldwell (Reading), Claire O’Riordan (Standard Liege), Chloe Mustaki (Bristol City), Izzy Atkinson (West Ham United) Midfielders: Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Megan Connolly (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ruesha Littlejohn (Aston Villa), Ciara Grant (Hearts), Lily Agg (London City Lionesses), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Sinead Farrelly (NY/NJ Gotham) Forwards: Kyra Carusa (London City Lionesses), Amber Barrett (Standard Liege), Marissa Sheva (Washington Spirit), Abbie Larkin (Shamrock Rovers)
MATCH DETAILSFIFA Women’s World Cup 2023Group BIreland v NigeriaMonday, July 31Lang Park, BrisbaneKO 20:00 (11:00 Irish Time)LIVE on RTÉ2 MATCH OFFICIALSReferee: Katia Garcia (Mexico)Assistant Referee: Karen Diaz Medina (Mexico)Assistant Referee: Enedina Caudillo (Mexico)Fourth Official: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)VAR Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)VAR Assistant: Salome Di Iorio (Argentina)Offside VAR Referee: Lucie Ratajova (Czechia)
