Eileen Gleeson and Katie McCabe targeting perfect six in Belfast

The Republic of Ireland sealed UEFA Nations League promotion over a month ago, but captain Katie McCabe and interim manager Eileen Gleeson have insisted they're travelling to Windsor Park on Tuesday desperate for victory as they look to end the campaign with a sixth win out of six.

Denise O'Sullivan's late winner against Albania at the end of October left Ireland with an unassailable advantage at the top of the group.

Having battled past Hungary last Friday in a scrappy affair, the Girls in Green now head north to face Tanya Oxtoby's fired-up Northern Ireland in an international derby. It's no dead rubber either. The North can guarantee themselves a place in the promotion play-offs with a surprise win ahead of the Hungarians, who take on Albania in their final game.

There'll be an edge to this one, and Gleeson - who has no fresh injury concerns - is prepared to meet fire with fire.

"They've got an incentive to finish second"

Katie McCabe is envisaging a tough challenge from Northern Ireland at Windsor Park on Tuesday #COYGIG #IRLWNT pic.twitter.com/9n77WkQwZR

"We've had our goals and our objectives for this campaign," she said on the eve of the collision.

"Do we want six from six? Absolutely. I had a few direct and indirect questions about our motivations or intentions around this game, where maybe we wouldn't try to win it. There's not a single chance ever that we wouldn't be coming here to win and keep that story going moving forward to the Euros 2025, and six from six. We'll pick a team that we want to win the game."

McCabe echoed those sentiments, adding: "When you play for Ireland there's always motivation, no matter what competition you play in, whether that's a competitive game, Nations League, a friendly, there's always