EURO 2024 QUALIFYING GROUP B Republic of Ireland v France, Aviva Stadium, Monday, 7.45pm. TV Live coverage on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 7pm. RADIO Live commentary on RTÉ2fm, with coverage starting on Game On from 6pm. ONLINE Live tracker on RTÉ.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app.
Updates and match footage on RTÉ Soccer Twitter and RTÉ Sport Facebook. WEATHER A mild spring day is in store for Monday, with sunny spells throughout but becoming overcast as kick-off time approaches in Dublin.
Light winds with a 9c to 11c temperature. THE TOUGHEST POSSIBLE START? The good news for Stephen Kenny and his side is that is can only get easier from here.Opening their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign at home to the beaten World Cup finalists was always going to be a major test and any hopes that they might catch France still suffering from a World Cup hangover were firmly dashed with the nature of Les Bleus 4-0 victory over the Netherlands.Claiming top spot in the group has never been a realistic goal for Ireland but given how shaky the Dutch looked in their opener, second place could be up for grabs and any kind of result against France would be a huge boost for Ireland's qualification hopes.A single game against one the best sides in the world isn’t really enough to be talking of the Netherlands downfall but if, as so often has happened in the past, the Dutch start falling out with each other after a bad result, the door could open slightly for Ireland.Ireland’s qualifying campaign won’t be decided in the two games against France and defeat certainly won’t be the end of their hopes, which is just as well given the magnitude of the task.With Kylian Mbappe in perhaps the form of his life and still basking in the glow of being named the