EURO 2024 QUALIFIER Gibraltar v Republic of Ireland, Estadio Algarve, 7.45pm.TV Live coverage on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 7:00pm.RADIO Live commentary on RTÉ 2fm, with coverage starting on Game On from 6pm.ONLINE Live match tracker on RTÉ.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app.
Updates and match footage on RTÉ Soccer Twitter and RTÉ Sport Facebook.WEATHER The forecast is for warm and dry conditions come kick-off time in Faro.
There's a possibility of light showers earlier in the day which should help the playing surface but with clear skies and a high of 24c come game time, conditions look to be ideal.HAVE IRELAND HIT 'ROCK BOTTOM’? Friday evening’s defeat to Greece at the Aviva Stadium did not come as a surprise.The 2-0 reversal ended the tiny sliver of hope that the Boys in Green had of booking a Euro 2024 spot through the qualifiers and the most damning thing was that it was an entirely expected result.When the final whistle went at the Aviva, it wasn’t to a big chorus of boos, more an apathetic shrug of the shoulders from the few hardy souls that had managed to stick around until the bitter end.Defeat took Stephen Kenny’s record in competitive games to five wins from 27.
Those looking for a silver lining can console themselves with the fact Gibraltar were one of the five teams Ireland have managed to beat.