The Republic of Ireland will take on China PR in an International Friendly next month.
Ireland will return to the same training camp in Marbella they used to prepare for the Scotland game.
The Ireland's WNT will spend 10-days in the camp, that will will conclude with a first ever meeting with China PR on Wednesday, February 22 in the Estadio Nuevo Mirador. World Cup runners-up in 1999, China PR are currently 14th in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings and last year won the AFC Women’s Asian Cup for the ninth time to qualify for this summer’s World Cup. The game will kick off in early afternoon due to the time difference of it being shown in China.
WNT continue preparations for @FIFAWWC with International Friendly in Spain against China PR
🇨🇳 v 🇮🇪
🗓️ | Wednesday, February 22
⏰ | KO 14:00 (13:00 Irish Time)
📍 | Estadio Nuevo Mirador#CHNIRL | #COYGIG | #WeAreOne— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) January 19, 2023
Ireland WNT Manager Vera Pauw said: “It is vital to our preparations for the World Cup that we make the most of every opportunity that we have together as a squad because we only have three international windows left before that tournament starts in July. This training camp will be key to those preparations. “China are a technically very good team who will be different from the type of teams we have come up against before. Playing against them gives us the chance to experience the pressure of international football against a highly skilled opponent. “As part of the February training camp, we will also play against Germany in what we have agreed will be a behind-closed-doors game. This will be an excellent test for our players." Broadcast details will be announced in due course. Ireland will also have international camps in April and July before departing for the World Cup tournament. International FriendlyChina v Republic of IrelandWednesday, February 22KO 14:00 (13:00 Irish Time)Estadio Nuevo Mirador#CHNIRL
