The visitors secured a dominant 4-0 win over Netherlands in their opening match of Group B on Friday, while Ireland got the better of Latvia 3-2 in a friendly.
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France will be bidding to continue their impressive start to the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification campaign when they travel to Aviva Stadium on Monday to take on Republic of Ireland. The visitors secured a dominant 4-0 win over Netherlands in their opening match of Group B on Friday, while Ireland got the better of Latvia 3-2 in a friendly. Meanwhile, the previous meeting between these two sides was back in 2018 in a friendly and the match ended 2-0 in favour of Les Blues courtesy of goals from Olivier Giroud and Nabil Fekir.
𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 before tomorrow’s match against the Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/6eM3CJlbAk
— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) March 26, 2023
Spectators at the Aviva Stadium were treated with a thrilling end-to-end encounter on Thursday. Ireland raced to a 2-0 lead inside the opening 17 minutes courtesy of efforts from Callum O’Dowda and Even Ferguson, before Latvia puled one back through Roberts Uldrikis’ stunning long-ranger strike. Although Arturs Zjuzins made the score 2-2 on the stroke of half-time, substitute Chiedozie Ogbene’s 65th minute effort helped Ireland secure the win. The victory was certainly a boost for the Boys in Green ahead of starting their bid to reaching the continental finals for the fourth time.
France, on the other hand, secured a dominant win in their first match under their 24-year-old new captain Kylian Mbappe on Friday night. Les Blues put four goals past Netherlands without reply at Stade de France, courtesy of Mbappe’s brace and one goal each from Antoine Griezmann and Dayot Upamecano. The Dutch won a last-minute penalty but Memphis Depay failed to get the better of France’s new number one Mike Maignan. The 2022 World Cup runner-ups have never lost to Ireland since the 2-1 defeat in a 1982 World Cup qualifier and will be aiming to secure a third consecutive win against the Boys in Green and conclude the international break as Group B leaders.
Republic of Ireland
| Opponents | Score |
| Latvia | 3-2 (W) |
| Malta | 0-1 |
| Norway | 1-2 (L) |
| Armenia | 3-2 (W) |
| Scotland | 2-1 (L) |
France
| Opponents | Score |
| Netherlands | 4-0 (W) |
| Argentina | 3(4)-(2)3 (L) |
| Morocco | 2-0 (W) |
| England | 1-2 (W) |
| Poland | 3-1 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| France beat Ireland | 2-0 |
| France beat Ireland | 2-1 |
| France draw Ireland | 1-1 |
| France beat Ireland | 0-1 |
| France beat Ireland | 0-1 |
The UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier between Ireland and France will take place at Aviva Stadium on Tuesday at 12:15 am IST.
| Ireland vs France | Key Details |
| Date | March 27 (UK) |
| Venue | Aviva Stadium |
| Kickoff time in UK | 8:45 pm (Monday) |
| Kickoff time in France | 8:45 pm (Monday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:15 am (Tuesday) |
The live telecast of the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification matches will be available on Sony Sports network in India. Besides fans in India can live stream through Jio TV and Sony LIV. Football fans in France can catch the live action on Molotov and TF1 network , while those in the UK can watch the match on Viaplay Sports 1.
