Ireland vs France LIVE Streaming: Euro Qualifiers LIVE – After a goalless first half, France opened the scoring early in the second…
Ireland vs France LIVE Streaming: Euro Qualifiers LIVE – After a goalless first half, France opened the scoring early in the second half as Benjamin Pavard scored in the 50th minute to give the hosts an early lead. A resilient Ireland let down their guard and lost the ball outside their box and Pavard launched it into the top right corner to give France a much-needed opening goal. Follow UEFA Euro Qualifiers LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Confirmed Lineups
France: Maignan; Pavard, Konate, Upamecano, T. Hernandez; Camavinga, Rabiot, Griezmann; Mbappe; Kolo Muani, Giroud
Ireland: Bazunu; Egan, Collins, O’Shea, Coleman; Doherty, Cullen, Molumby, Knight; Ferguson, Ogbene
Ireland took on Latvia in a friendly match a few days ago where they managed a 3-2 win against the visitors. Ireland went 2-0 up before the first 20 minutes into the game, but Latvia managed to net 2 and equalised against the host before the half time. Chiedozie Ogbene got 1 past the Latvian goalkeeper as soon as he came off the bench. However hard this match was for them, facing and coming away as the winner against France will be much tougher.
On the other hand, France started their qualifiers campaign against the mighty Netherlands with an easy win where they scored 4 goals while keeping a clean sheet. After Hugo Lloris retired after the FIFA World Cup 2022, the mantle of first-choice goalkeeper went to Mike Maignan who proved himself as he stopped a penalty shot from the Netherlands forward, Memphis Depay. It can be assumed that France will overcome their clash against Ireland easily as well.
During the pre-match press conference, France boss Didier Deschamps said about Ireland, “They are a technical team. From what I have seen, they use less direct play and long balls. It will be a different game, with the crowd pushing as well. It’s a high level and it’s up to us to do no less.”
About captain Mbappe he said, “It’s Kylian, he’s full of ambitions. When he reaches one, he has another to reach. He reached and exceeded quite a few very early on. He has that in him.” He added, “He has a driving role compared to the whole group. He will do everything to get there, he will need the others, but it’s Kylian.”
Ireland Form in All Competitions
L W D L W W
France Form in All Competitions
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Bien arrivés à Dublin 📍 pic.twitter.com/z035tNV98T
— Equipe de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) March 26, 2023
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