World Cup 2023: What to expect on Day 2

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Friday sees the other opening fixture in Ireland's group with Nigeria taking on Canada; elswhere the Philippines face Switzerland and Spain are up against Costa Rica.It's an early start for those on this side of the world to catch Nigeria-Canada at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.

Both will be looking to join Australia at the head of Group B after their 1-0 win over the Republic of Ireland.In a surprise, New Zealand upset Norway in the tournament's opening game. Live on RTÉ Player Canda are the Olympic champions, though they have lost four of their last five games.Thry secured a top-two finish in CONCACAF qualifying, beating Panama 1-0 to secure their ticket Down Under.

It also meant they qualified for the Paris Olympics, where they will be looking to defend the title they won in Tokyo.Canada missed out on the opening tournament, but have been ever-present since and hosted the event in 2015.

Their best finish of fourth came in 2003 and they made it to the round of 16 four years ago.Nigeria, ranked 40th in the FIFA rankings, have enjoyed a better run of things ahead of the tournament with wins over Costa Rica, Haiti and New Zealand.A fourth-place finish in the last year's African Cup of Nations saw Nigeria book their ticket.They have played in every finals tournament, with their best finish coming in 1999 where they reached the quarter-finals.The Super Falcons have been locked in a dispute over pay with their governing body.

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