Ireland will kick off their Women's World Cup campaign against Australia this Thursday.
The Aussies are co-hosting the tournament with New Zealand in what promises to be the biggest edition yet. It is estimated that around 4,000 fans from Ireland are travelling to the tournament.
The event will mark the Girls in Green's first major tournament, which they qualified for after beating Scotland 1-0 at Hampden Park in Glasgow last October.
Here's everything you need to know about their first game in Group B:
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Kick-off timeThe Group B clash will kick off at 11am Irish time on Thursday, July 20. It has been moved to Stadium Australia in Sydney, which will be the venue of the final, and has a capacity of over 82,000.
TV channelThe match will be broadcast on RTE2 and can also be streamed on the RTE player.
Team newsWhile the starting players for neither team has been confirmed yet, here is the latest team news from the Ireland camp.
Ireland squad
Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan, Grace Moloney, Megan Walsh Defenders:: Áine O'Gorman, Niamh Fahey, Louise Quinn, Diane Caldwell, Claire O'Riordan, Chloe Mustaki, Isibeal Atkinson Midfielders: Denise O'Sullivan, Katie McCabe, Ruesha Littlejohn, Megan Connolly, Ciara Grant, Lucy Quinn, Lily Agg, Sinead Farrelly Forwards: Amber Barratt, Kyra Carusa, Abbie Larkin, Marissa ShevaThe Ireland squad suffered a major blow on Friday after star midfielder Denise O'Sullivan was injured during an abandoned training game against Columbia.
However, O'Sullivan has been backed to recover in time for Thursday's game against Australia, with manager Vera Pauw saying she is optimistic.
“There are really good hopes and Denise herself says there are really good hopes," she said. "It is going according to what we hoped would happen.
“Denise is fit, she is extremely fit, that helps. From there, we see what step is next and what step is next, but it is about can she handle it? Then we build up to the match.”
Australia squad Goalkeepers: Lydia Williams, Teagan Micah, Mackenzie Arnold, Jada Mathyssen-Whyman Defenders: Courtney Nevin, Aivi Luik, Claire Polkinghorne, Ellie Carpenter, Charlotte Grant, Clare Hunt, Steph Catley, Alanna Kennedy Midfielders: Tameka Yallop, Katrina Gorry, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Clare Wheeler, Alex Chidiac, Amy Sayer, Chloe Logarzo, Emily van Egmond Forwards: Cortnee Vine, Mary Fowler, Hayley Raso, Sam Kerr, Larissa Crummer, Remy Siemsen, Caitlin Foord, Emily Gielnik, Kyah SimonSign up for the Dublin Live newsletter to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox
