Republic of Ireland v Finland: All you need to know

UEFA Nations League Group B2

Republic of Ireland v Finland, Aviva Stadium, 7.45pm

TV/Player

Watch live build-up and coverage of the match on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player from 7pm.

Radio

Listen to live commentary on an extended Game On with 2fm.

Online

There will be a live blog on rte.ie/sport, the RTÉ News app, as well as updates and goals on RTÉ Sport on X and RTÉ Sport Facebook.

Weather

Temperatures about nine degrees at kick-off, which is not as cold as recent days. A dry evening in Dublin.

Table as it stands

The first chapter for Heimir drawing to a close

The Nations League was the start of the Heimir Hallgrimsson era. Most importantly, he managed to secure a victory midway through the campaign as this week brings the group to an end.

Third place, currently held by Ireland, will lead to a play-off to stay in 'B' of the competition and help qualification chances for future tournaments.

Winning in Finland gave the new Irish boss some breathing space amid a pressurised start to his tenure.

The delay to his appointment had created some uncertainty as defeats to Greece and England gave him a rough introduction.

Robbie Brady's goal changed the feeling for many stakeholders in the game who had endured lots of misery in the conclusion of Stephen Kenny's time in the dugout and the opening matches of his successor.

Hallgrimsson, to his credit, has used the competition to view as many players in training camp as he could.

The task at the start of the group was to avoid relegation. Second place seemed like a big ask and Greece's flawless record made it even harder. That chance is now virtually gone.

So we're down to make or break game with Finland to secure third spot.

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