Republic of Ireland v Canada: All you need to know

Women's World Cup Canada v Republic of Ireland, kick-off 1pm Irish time

TV Watch all the action live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Coverage begins at 12pm. Peter Collins presents all the action alongside Karen Duggan and Megan Campbell. George Hamilton and Stephanie Roche will be your commentary team.

RADIO Listen to live commentary on RTÉ 2fm.

ONLINE Follow our live blog on RTÉ.ie and the RTÉ News app for updates and video highlights, followed by report and reaction from Perth.

WEATHER Temperatures of around 12 degrees are expected come the 8pm Australian time kick-off, but it's the rain which will be a major concern. It's likely to come down throughout the day including during the match

We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage PreferencesIreland face the moment of truth

Tournament football always brings a simple formula. Lose your first game in a group which sees two teams progress and you can't afford another defeat.

All of Ireland's tenacity and clever tactics against hosts Australia counted for nothing in points total.

This is a new dawn and the key factor is whether Ireland can create the goal-scoring chance needed.

They did have moments late on against the hosts with setpieces a key element.

Vera Pauw offered a very blunt answer in terms of her approach to this game. She believes Ireland have to play three centre-halves, simply because they have no pace.

"The thing is, you do realise that we have to play five at the back, eh?" she said when asked about becoming more expansive .

"That is our biggest problem. Why? Because we have fantastic