
Vera Pauw's side drawn to play co-hosts on opening day of tournament.
The draw for the 2023 FIFA World Cup has placed the Republic of Ireland in a Group B with tournament joint hosts Australia, Canada and Nigeria.
Vera Pauw's side will play Australia in Sydney on the opening day of the tournament, Thursday July 20th.
The second group game will be against Olympic champions Canada in Perth on Wednesday July 26th, with the final group match against Nigeria in Brisbane on Monday July 31st.
Two teams will qualify from the group for the last 16.
It will be the first appearance for a Republic of Ireland women's team at a World Cup finals.
๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ ๐๐ก'๐ฆ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฃ - ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ฃ ๐
— Ireland Football โฝ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ช (@IrelandFootball) October 22, 2022
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Australia
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ
Nigeria
Canada
An exciting group, can't wait for the start of the tournament in July 2023 ๐คฉ pic.twitter.com/qkXGCK2doe