Republic of Ireland v France - All you need to know

UEFA EURO 2024 GROUP B QUALIFIER
France v Republic of Ireland, Parc des Princes, 7.45pm.

TV
Darragh Maloney presents all the action from Parc des Princes in Paris Live coverage on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 7pm.

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
A very warm day day is forecast in Paris on Thursday with temperatures getting into the mid-30s. It won't be as hot come kick-off time but water breaks are likely with high-20c heat forecast come kick-off time.

KENNY FACES INTO MAKE-OR-BREAK WEEK
Ireland’s Euro 2024 qualifying hopes could be over after this weekend as Stephen Kenny faces into two games that will decide Ireland’s fate and possibly his future.

The Boys in Green are sitting on three points from three games with just a win over group whipping boys Gibraltar to show from their opening fixtures as a narrow defeat to France and a disappointing reversal away to Greece left them with a mountain to climb.

With the meeting of Ireland and the Netherlands to follow the trip to France on Sunday, the Boys in Green face the two strongest opponents in Group B within the space of a few days and their hopes for qualification are very much in the balance.

Ireland can at least draw some comfort from the manner of their performance against France at the Aviva Stadium in June when a 1-0 defeat was harsh on Kenny’s side after they matched Les Bleues for much of the game and were denied a last-gasp Nathan Collins equaliser by a stunning Mike Maignan save.

Kenny, who’s time in charge of Ireland has been marked by a seemingly endless stream of ill fortune when it