What next for Ireland in challenging Euros qualification campaign?

The RTÉ soccer panel reflected on the Republic of Ireland's 3-0 defeat to Sweden and had plenty of positives to take from the performance.

Gleeson's side defended well for most of the game, but just couldn't hold on against the Swedes who are ranked sixth in the world.

Ireland have now lost all four of their League A Group A3 games having also been beaten by England and France. Hopes of earning automatic qualification for the Euros are out of sight, but the Girls in Green have a guaranteed place in the play-offs regardless thanks to their UEFA Nations League promotion before Christmas.

Speaking after the defeat in Stockholm, Shamrock Rovers star Aine O'Gorman said that the match showed the Girls in Green can create chances against top opposition.

"Obviously in the first game, we learned that we can create chances against good opposition when we go at them," she said. "But then it's how organised we are behind the ball, that we don't lose the run of ourselves and we keep our units tight and organised.

O'Gorman added that Ireland showed that they can play different formations and that a small lapse in concentration let them down from set-pieces.

Looking ahead to the upcoming qualifiers against England and France in July, another 58-times capped Republic of Ireland international Stephanie Roche emphasised the importance of Eileen Gleeson's side limiting the amount of goals that they are conceding.

"A lot of us came into this campaign thinking we have a play-off, let's just go and see what we can do against the top teams. But I think we do have to concentrate on making sure that we're not going out and losing by too many goals.

"Obviously, the seeding can come down to that and you cant get seeded if you have the lowest number of