Carla Ward’s side faces two crucial games against Poland in the space of five days, with the first of those taking place tonight in Gdansk.
Ireland will be looking to avenge the heartache of Tallaght and Utrecht, with the girls in green losing 2-1 in both of their games against France and the Netherlands respectively. Ireland sit bottom of group B and will be gunning for their first points of the World Cup Qualifying group stages.
For Poland, they are also looking for their first victory in World Cup Qualifying, with the eagles drawing to the Netherlands 2-2 on opening day before losing 4-1 to France in Dijon.
Key Information
Kick-off: 17:00, Tuesday April 14th
Where to Watch: RTÉ Two (in Ireland), RTÉ Player (in Ireland), Amazon Prime Video (outside of Ireland)
Betting Odds: Poland @3/4, Draw @12/5, Ireland @12/5
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria)
Team News
Ireland have nearly a fully fit squad going into the game on Tuesday. They will be without veteran Ruesha Littlejohn due to a flair up of an Achilles issue. Everyone else is fully fit, including the return of 129 cap star Denise O’Sullivan, who returns from a knee injury.
Poland will be without suspended Nadia Krezyman, who was sent off in their 4-1 lose to France. However, there is no injury news for Nina Patalon’s side as they have a fully fit squad to select from for Tuesday.
Key Statistics
This will be the fifth time that Ireland and Poland have played against each other, with their previous encounter being an Irish victory in a friendly in Malaga in 2022.
Ireland’s last win was in a friendly against Hungary in November of last year. Likewise, Poland’s last victory was against Lativa in a friendly in Gdansk towards the end of 2025.
There will be no shortage of goals, with both teams scoring in each of their last five games, with Ireland scoring 10 goals and Poland scoring 12.
Key Players
Ireland’s captain fantastic Katie McCabe has been nothing short of world class for Ireland this campaign, registering two goals in two games for the girls in green. Alongside her amazing form, Emily Murphy has taken a huge step up for Ireland this campaign, with the Newcastle forward grabbing an assist against France in Tallaght.
However, Poland will have star player Ewa Pajor in their ranks for the game in Gdansk, with the Barca striker scoring in both games so far this campaign. Arguably one of the best strikers in the world, even Ireland gaffer Carla Ward admitted in an interview with the RTÉ that she is “world-class”.
Previous Meetings
6 Feb 2022 Pinatar Cup (Friendly) Ireland 2–1 Poland
09 Oct 2018 Friendly Poland 4–0 Ireland
11 Oct 2015 Euro 2016 Qualifying Poland 2–1 Ireland
29 Mar 2015 Euro 2016 Qualifying Ireland 1–1 Poland