A squad of 24 players has been selected by the Ireland Women’s National Team for their UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifying Round 2 Play-Off with Cymru.
Ireland are aiming to qualify for the UEFA Women’s European Championships for the first time and have made it to Round 2 following a 9-0 aggregate victory over Georgia in Round 1.
SECURE YOUR SEAT FOR IRELAND VS CYMRU
Now they must find a way past Cymru, who they play in the First Leg on Friday, November 29th in Cardiff City Stadium before hosting the Second Leg in the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday, December 3rd. Both games will be broadcast live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.
Head Coach Eileen Gleeson is unable to call on Louise Quinn (hip), Ellen Molloy (hamstring), Lucy Quinn (ankle), Jamie Finn (knee) or Jess Ziu (knee), but there are returns for Megan Campbell, Ruesha Littlejohn and Megan Connolly after they missed the two games against Georgia.
Ireland share a long history with Cymru in women’s football having played each other in their respective first ever international game in May 1973 (which Ireland won 3-2). These fixtures will serve as the 22nd and 23rd meetings between the two teams.
Over 15,000 tickets have already been sold for the Second Leg fixture in Aviva Stadium with supporters encouraged to secure their seat as Ireland look to qualify for next summer’s tournament in front of a large home crowd.
Ireland WNT Squad
Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Grace Moloney (London City Lionesses), Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic)
Defenders: Jessie Stapleton (Sunderland, on loan from West Ham United), Diane Caldwell (FC Zurich), Niamh Fahey (Liverpool), Aoife Mannion (Manchester United), Caitlin Hayes (Celtic), Anna Patten (Aston Villa), Megan Campbell (London City Lionesses)
Midfielders: Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Carolina), Megan Connolly (Lazio), Lily Agg (Birmingham City), Tyler Toland (Blackburn Rovers), Ruesha Littlejohn (London City Lionesses), Heather Payne (Everton), Marissa Sheva (Portland Thorns), Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace)
Forwards: Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Amber Barrett (Standard Liege), Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool), Julie-Ann Russell (Galway United)
Ireland WNT Caps
Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (41 caps / 17 clean sheets), Grace Moloney (7 caps / 2 clean sheets), Sophie Whitehouse (0 caps / 0 clean sheets)
Defenders: Jessie Stapleton (9 caps / 1 goal), Diane Caldwell (102 caps / 4 goals), Niamh Fahey (113 caps / 1 goal), Aoife Mannion (11 caps / 1 goal), Caitlin Hayes (16 caps / 2 goals), Anna Patten (8 caps / 1 goals), Megan Campbell (51 caps / 4 goals)
Midfielders: Katie McCabe (91 caps / 29 goals), Denise O’Sullivan (117 caps / 21 goals), Megan Connolly (57 caps / 4 goals), Lily Agg (21 caps / 3 goals), Tyler Toland (20 caps / 1 goal), Ruesha Littlejohn (83 caps / 6 goals), Heather Payne (47 caps / 2 goals), Marissa Sheva (9 caps / 1 goal), Izzy Atkinson (17 caps / 0 goals)
Forwards: Kyra Carusa (29 caps / 9 goals), Abbie Larkin (20 caps / 1 goal), Amber Barrett (46 caps / 7 goals), Leanne Kiernan (37 caps / 4 goals), Julie-Ann Russell (64 caps / 7 goals)
UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifying Play-Off
Round 2, First Leg
Cymru v Ireland
Friday, November 29th
Cardiff City Stadium
KO 19:15
LIVE on RTÉ2 / RTÉ Player
UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifying Play-Off
Round 2, Second Leg
Ireland v Cymru
Tuesday, December 3rd
Aviva Stadium
KO 19:30
LIVE on RTÉ2 / RTÉ Player
