Republic of Ireland v Netherlands: All you need to know

EURO 2024 QUALIFYING GROUP B

Republic of Ireland v Netherlands, Aviva Stadium, Sunday, 7.45pm

TV

Live coverage on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 7pm.

RADIO

Live commentary on RTÉ 2fm's Game On from 7.30pm

ONLINE

Live blog on RTÉ.ie/Sport and the RTÉ News app

WEATHER

Humid with some warm sunny spells but a good deal of cloud in general with some coastal fog in parts. Scattered slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms will bring a risk of localised spot flooding and lightning strikes. Highest temperatures of 20 to 24 degrees in light variable winds.

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IRELAND ENTER MUST-WIN TERRITORY

The September window always looked like the toughest the Republic of Ireland would face once the Euro 2024 qualifying fixtures were confirmed last year.

France and the Netherlands back-to-back would be a tall order for any team and ideally, Stephen Kenny's side would have hoped to accrue as many points as possible in June when Greece (away) and Gibraltar (home) were the opposition.

Unfortunately, a dismal 2-1 defeat in Athens immediately put Ireland on the back foot with just three points from a possible nine.

That increased the pressure to earn a landmark win against one of the top 10 teams. That was not forthcoming as France eased to a 2-0 win in Paris on Thursday, leaving the Boys in Green needing to cause an upset against the visiting Dutch at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday night.

As things stand in Group B, Ireland are fourth, three points behind the Netherlands and Greece, having played a game more than