All you need to know - Republic of Ireland v France

EURO 2025 QUALIFIER

Republic of Ireland v France, SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoímh, 6pm

TV

Watch live coverage and all the build-up on RTÉ 2 and the RTÉ Player from 5:30pm.

RADIO

Listen to live commentary on RTÉ 2fm's Game On from 6pm.

ONLINE

Follow a live blog on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News App.

WEATHER

The forecast is for a cloudy but dry day in Cork, with temperatures of around 17c come kick-off time, with a light breeze.

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IRELAND WITH PLENTY TO PLAY FOR

It doesn't get any easier for Eileen Glesson’s side. Fresh from their 2-1 defeat to England in Carrow Road, it’s the second highest team in the FIFA world rankings, France who travel to Cork for the final game in the EURO Qualification League Group A.

Ireland have lost all five games in the campaign to date, not surprising given the nature of the draw saw them grouped with three of the best teams in the world, but there were positives to take from the defeat in England.

Julie-Ann Russell's late consolation goal could prove to be crucial for the European play-offs in the autumn, helping to improve their overall ranking status, which feeds into the seeding system for the play-offs.

Ireland are looking to remain ahead of Poland in the rankings to ensure they hold onto seeded status. That would improve their hopes of securing a kinder draw in the play-off final, assuming they negotiate a two-legged semi-final against a team from League C.

Any kind of result against France would go a long way to ensuring that they do just that and even