Scotland v Rep of Ireland: All you need to know

2023 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING PLAY-OFF FINAL

Scotland v Republic of Ireland, Hampden Park, Tuesday, 8pm.

TV

Live coverage on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 7.45pm.

RADIO

Live commentary on RTÉ2fm, with coverage starting on Game On from 6pm.

ONLINE

Live tracker on RTÉ.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app. Updates and match footage on RTÉ Soccer Twitter and RTÉ Sport Facebook.

WEATHER

A cloudy but dry evening in forecast for Glasgow on Tuesday. A mild enough night is in store with temperatures or 12c with gentle breezes. A good evening for a game of football.

DESTINY AND CALCULATORS BECKON FOR VERA PAUW'S SIDE

Arguably the biggest night in the history of the Irish women’s teams awaits. Everything that the Ireland manager has achieved since taking charge of the team in 2019 has been building to this point.

A win over Scotland in Hampden could secure their place at the World Cup. Of course when it comes to Ireland things are never that simple or straightforward.

Ireland currently know that a win is a must but they are not certain of what prize victory will bring - they should at least know that come kick-off.

There are two other qualification play-offs that get underway at 6pm with Portugal hosting Iceland and Switzerland welcoming Wales.

There are two automatic World Cup places to go around between the winners of the three-play-offs with the third team going to a ten-team inter-confederations tournament in New Zealand this February.

The two highest-ranked teams that win their play-off will automatically progress to the World Cup and Ireland currently sit in third place with Switzerland and Iceland above them. Put simply Ireland need to beat the Scots and hope that either Iceland or the Swiss are defeated.

But even then, there’s a caveat. Given the nature of