Kazakhstan v Ireland live updates: Follow the action from World Cup playoff

Good morning – or if you’re in Astana, a highly pleasant afternoon to you. That’s where the Republic of Ireland’s women kick-start their efforts to get through four World Cup qualifying play-off games, the prize, if they prevail, a place at next summer’s finals in Brazil.

They start, then, away to Kazakhstan (kick-off: noon, live on RTÉ 2), the return leg in Páirc Uí Chaoimh next Tuesday. And if they can come out on top of that play-off, the final hurdle will be Belgium or Poland over two legs in November and December.