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Carla Ward’s day began with a chat with Heimir Hallgrímsson over breakfast, the pair having become good friends since being appointed head coaches of the Republic of Ireland women’s and men’s teams within six months of each other. Ward didn’t divulge what was said about Hallgrímsson’s trying spell, but considering she is having her own challenges, there was no doubt plenty to discuss.
UEFA European Under-21 Qualifiers Group D: Republic of Ireland 4 (Murphy 21, Mullins 29, Curtis 48, Lonergan 86 pen) Kazakhstan 3 (Litosh 1, Karimov 38, Askarov 52)
Crystal Palace midfielder Shanade Hopcroft is the surprise inclusion in Carla Ward’s Republic of Ireland squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifying play-off against Kazakhstan. The 28-year-old qualifies for Ireland through her grandmother Nora Hopcroft, a native of Tubbercurry, Co Sligo.
Heimir Hallgrímsson has said the Republic of Ireland players will play the Nations League game against Austria on Thursday at the Aviva Stadium before deciding if they will fulfil their second match against Israel in Serbia on Sunday.
The Republic of Ireland will play Austria in their third game of the Nations League in League B, Group 3. The game kicks off at 7.45pm on Thursday at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Israel captain Manor Solomon says next Sunday’s return Nations League fixture against the Republic of Ireland “will be a completely different game” after Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side won 3-0 in Debrecen last night.
The Republic of Ireland wore black armbands and skipped the typical prematch handshakes before securing a 3-0 victory over Israel in their contentious UEFA Nations League match Sunday.
The Republic of Ireland players bowed their heads during the Israel national anthem and refused to shake their opponents’ hands as they fulfilled a deeply contentious Uefa Nations League fixture in Debrecen, Hungary on Sunday night.