Republic of Ireland v Greece - UEFA Nations League: All you need to know

UEFA Nations League Group B2

Republic of Ireland v Greece, Aviva Stadium, 7.45pm

TV / Player

Watch live build-up and coverage of the match on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player from 7.20pm.

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

A dry evening in Dublin with temperatures about 11 degrees. The grand stretch is long gone now, but hopefully under the lights at Lansdowne Road will be to Ireland's advantage.

It should get easier tomorrow

Heimir Hallgrimsson may have looked forward to such a big occasion for his first match in charge of the Republic of Ireland with England the opposition.

He did warn that more focus should be on the Greece game before a ball was kicked.

How right that was.

It was a hard watch to see the Boys in Green totally outclassed and everyone was thankful that the visitors took the foot off the gas for the most comfortable 2-0 victory you'll see.

At points of the first half it looked like Ireland could be humiliated and the break came as a relief.

There was a minor improvement and Lee Carsley's side played with less tempo in the second period.

By the final whistle, 2-0 was a good scoreline to move on from.

Were there any positives?

In truth, none of major note. Caoimhín Kelleher produced a great display and is now established number one with Gavin Bazunu's injury. Sammie Smozdics showed he is a good asset to Ireland with his energy and workrate while Chiedozie Ogbene was a threat.

All three will be crucial for Ireland against Greece. There are real limitations facing the Ireland manager. The blooding of young players has refreshed the squad from when