Sweden v Republic of Ireland - All You Need to Know

World Cup 2023 Qualifying Group A

Sweden v Republic of Ireland, Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Tuesday 5:30pm

TV Live coverage of all the build-up and the action from Gothenburg on RTÉ2 from 5pm. Streaming online on RTÉ Player. Darragh Maloney and Lisa Fallon are on commentary duties while Karen Duggan and Stephanie Roche offer studio analysis.

Radio Live Commentary on RTÉ Radio One Extra with John Kenny and Alan Cawley

Online We'll have a live match tracker on rte.ie/sport, the RTÉ News app, as well as updates on and goals on RTÉ Soccer Twitter and RTÉ Sport Facebook.

Weather A dry but cloudy day is forecast with a light breeze and temperatures of 10c come kick-off time in Sweden.

To be the best you've got to beat the best

In many ways this is the game that Ireland manager Vera Pauw has spent the last year building towards.

When the Irish boss signalled her intention to test her side against teams inside the top 20 FIFA World Ranking, it was always with one eye on preparing to face Sweden, the team second only to the all-conquering USA in world soccer.

Friendlies against the likes of Belgium, Iceland and Australia were not about claiming morale-boosting wins, but more to test Ireland against the top-tier sides and now Ireland travel to Sweden for their toughest assignment in recent times.

Ranked second in the world, Peter Gerhardsson’s side have all but secured their place at next year’s World Cup and have a perfect record in qualifying with six wins from six, conceding just one goal along the way.

Ireland and Finland are duking it out for second place in the group and with it a place in the qualification play-offs with both sides level on seven points apiece, albeit with the Finns having played a game more.

Pauw’s side have a superior