FIFA Women's World Cup

Republic of Ireland

FIFA #21 · 4thin Group B · 0-1-2
No game today.
Last game: The Republic of Ireland tied Nigeria, Mon, Jul 31
Nigeria1-2-0 0 – 0 Republic of Ireland0-1-2
FT · Mon, Jul 31

Match Details

Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane) · 24,884 fans · Fox Sports 1 View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Nigeria 0.
  • 90'+8'Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, Nigeria 0.
  • 90'+7'Attempt saved. Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gift Monday.
  • 90'+5'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Diane Caldwell replaces Niamh Fahey.
  • 90'+4'Sinead Farrelly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Gift Monday (Nigeria).
  • 88'Hand ball by Ifeoma Onumonu (Nigeria).
  • 86'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84'Substitution, Nigeria. Onome Ebi replaces Oluwatosin Demehin.
  • 84'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Marissa Sheva replaces Heather Payne.
  • 83'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Abbie Larkin replaces Lily Agg.
  • 83'Delay in match because of an injury Kyra Carusa (Republic of Ireland).

Line Score

12T
NGA 00 0
IRL 00 0

Match Leaders

Nigeria
Republic of Ireland

FIFA Women's World Cup Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 Australia 3201+46
2 Nigeria 3120+15
3 Canada 3111-34
4 Republic of Ireland 3012-21

Key Events

90'+5'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Diane Caldwell replaces Niamh Fahey.
84'Substitution, Nigeria. Onome Ebi replaces Oluwatosin Demehin.
84'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Marissa Sheva replaces Heather Payne.
83'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Abbie Larkin replaces Lily Agg.
68'Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68'Substitution, Nigeria. Gift Monday replaces Uchenna Kanu.
67'Substitution, Nigeria. Ifeoma Onumonu replaces Asisat Oshoala.

Team Stats

NigeriaRepublic of Ireland
General
40.2 Possession % 59.8
11 Shots 5
2 On Target 1
0 Offsides 1
3 Corners 2
11 Fouls 8
Passing & Defense
290 Passes Completed 452
2 Crosses Won 4
13 Tackles Won 9
9 Interceptions 5
15 Clearances 13
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 2

Recent Form

Republic of Ireland L W L L L
Nigeria W W W D W

Starting Lineups

Nigeria4-2-3-1
16 Nnadozie
22 Alozie 3 Ohale 14 Demehin 2 Plumptre
10 Ucheibe 18 Ayinde
15 Ajibade 7 Payne 12 Kanu
8 Oshoala
18 Carusa
17 Farrelly 8 Littlejohn 12 Agg 10 O'Sullivan
11 McCabe 6 Connolly 4 Quinn 5 Fahey 14 Payne
1 Brosnan
Republic of Ireland5-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Republic of Ireland

  1. CB #1 Courtney BrosnanG
  2. LQ #4 Louise QuinnCD
  3. MC #6 Megan ConnollyCD-L
  4. NF #5 Niamh FaheyCD-R
  5. KM #11 Katie McCabeLB
  6. HP #14 Heather PayneRB
  7. RL #8 Ruesha LittlejohnCM-L
  8. LA #12 Lily AggCM-R
  9. SF #17 Sinead FarrellyLM
  10. DO #10 Denise O'SullivanRM
  11. KC #18 Kyra CarusaF
Substitutes · 3 used

Nigeria

  1. CN #16 Chiamaka NnadozieG
  2. BD #14 Blessing DemehinCD-L
  3. OO #3 Osinachi OhaleCD-R
  4. AP #2 Ashleigh PlumptreLB
  5. #22 Michelle AlozieRB
  6. TP #7 Toni PayneAM
  7. HA #18 Halimatu AyindeLM
  8. CU #10 Christy UcheibeRM
  9. AO #8 Asisat OshoalaF
  10. UK #12 Uchenna KanuAM-L
  11. RA #15 Rasheedat AjibadeAM-R
Substitutes · 3 used

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News

Israel 'tried to intimidate' Irish amid spitting row - Hallgrimsson
· BBC Sport
Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says he felt Israel were "trying to intimidate" his team amid allegations of spitting during Sunday's Nations League draw.
Hallgrímsson calls on Uefa to keep Ireland and Israel apart in future after bad-tempered draw
· The Guardian
The Republic of Ireland manager, Heimir Hallgrímsson, has called on Uefa to keep his side away from Israel in future draws after a pair of fixtures he said “has been tough on us all”. Ireland were pegged back to a draw…
No other team should go through this - Hallgrimsson
· BBC Sport
Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson says he is "delighted" this most trying of international windows is over and hopes "no national team to go through what we have gone through over the last two weeks".
David Squires on … the Manchester City verdict and Nations League tensions
· The Guardian
Our cartoonist on the Premier League’s ruling finally being revealed and Israel v Republic of Ireland Buy this cartoon | Some of David’s favourite works And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now

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