None of the Irish squad was born the last time Ireland played England
Republic of Ireland's Anna Patten and Katie McCabe with team-mates during a training session at the Aviva. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA Wirewas not entirely convincing when she insisted that Tuesday evening’s Euro 2025 qualifying game against England at the Aviva Stadium would be “just another game for us”. With over 30,000 tickets sold already, according to the FAI, for the first meeting between the nations in 37 years, the occasion will, most probably, feel significantly bigger than that.
Katie McCabe and Leah Williamson of Arsenal will go against each other at the Aviva. Photograph: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Both McCabe and Gleeson doffed their caps to Megan Campbell’s impact when she came on for Friday’s second half, those javelin-esque throw-ins helping push the team further up the pitch and relieve some of the French pressure, so she’s an option to start on the left of the defence, as is Izzy Atkinson.
What impact the clash will have on the attendance at the Aviva remains to be seen, but Gleeson urged Irish football fans to eschew the Champions League and turn up in their droves.
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