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The Republic of Ireland face an almighty task when they get their Euro 2024 qualification underway against France tonight.
The Irish edged a 3-2 friendly win over Latvia on home soil ahead of their latest bid to reach the Euros for just the fourth time.
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Mbappe scored twice to down the Dutch on his first game as captain
Yet World Cup finalists France couldn’t represent a tougher first test, with Les Bleus cruising to a 4-0 victory over the Netherlands in Paris.
Kylian Mbappe scored twice on his first appearance as France captain to ruin Ronald Koeman’s second debut as Oranje boss.
Republic of Ireland vs France: How to follow
This Euro 2024 qualifier will be played on Monday, March 27.
The Group B game will be played at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin.
It will be broadcast live on Viaplay Sports with kick-off set for 7:45pm.
Fans can subscribe to Viaplay for £14.99 per month and can watch the game on their TV or website.
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Republic of Ireland vs France: What has been said?
“These are the nights we want to have as a group,” said Dara O’Shea.
“We’ve watched back those nights as fans, some of the lads have played in those and can show their expertise and knowledge and share that with us.
“But yes, we want to write our own history. We want to go out and put a good performance in and do the country proud.
“Every game is an opportunity, but when you come up against a side that are as good as France and played in a World Cup final recently, it’s a massive opportunity for ourselves.
“At the end of the day, we all want to play against the best and be the best at some stage and be the best we can be in our career, so games like these are games that the players really relish and look forward to.”
Republic of Ireland vs France: Teams
Republic of Ireland: Bazunu, N Collins, Egan, O’Shea, Coleman, Molumby, Cullen, Doherty, Knight, Ogbene, Ferguson
Subs: Kelleher, Travers, Omobamidele, Browne, Obafemi, Idah, McClean, Hendrick, Sykes, McGrath, Smallbone, Johnston
France: Maignan, Pavard, Konate, Upamecano, T Hernandez, Camavinga, Griezmann, Rabiot, Kolo Muani, Giroud, Mbappe
Subs: Samba, Areola, Disasi, Kounde, Fofana, Tchouameni, M Thuram, Veretout, Todibo, K Thuram, Diaby, Coman
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