Euro 2024: Gibraltar v Ireland all you need to know

EURO 2024 QUALIFIER
Gibraltar v Republic of Ireland, Estadio Algarve, 7.45pm.

TV
Live coverage on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 7:00pm.

RADIO
Live commentary on RTÉ 2fm, with coverage starting on Game On from 6pm.

ONLINE
Live match tracker on RTÉ.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app. Updates and match footage on RTÉ Soccer Twitter and RTÉ Sport Facebook.

WEATHER
The forecast is for warm and dry conditions come kick-off time in Faro. There's a possibility of light showers earlier in the day which should help the playing surface but with clear skies and a high of 24c come game time, conditions look to be ideal.

HAVE IRELAND HIT 'ROCK BOTTOM’?
Friday evening’s defeat to Greece at the Aviva Stadium did not come as a surprise.

The 2-0 reversal ended the tiny sliver of hope that the Boys in Green had of booking a Euro 2024 spot through the qualifiers and the most damning thing was that it was an entirely expected result.

When the final whistle went at the Aviva, it wasn’t to a big chorus of boos, more an apathetic shrug of the shoulders from the few hardy souls that had managed to stick around until the bitter end.

Defeat took Stephen Kenny’s record in competitive games to five wins from 27. Those looking for a silver lining can console themselves with the fact Gibraltar were one of the five teams Ireland have managed to beat. Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Scotland and Armenia are the others – not exactly the top tier of world football.

RTÉ analyst Didi Hamann described Friday's performance as 'rock bottom’, with the implication being that things couldn’t possibly get worse. However, such is the mood surrounding the Irish camp, that it’s hard to shake the feeling that may not be true.

Anything other than a win against Gibraltar should be unthinkable but