Ireland take on Greece this Friday in the second round of fixtures in Euro 2024 qualifying.
A 1-0 home defeat to France in March has upped the pressure on Ireland who could really do with getting a win on the board ahead of next week's home tie with Gibraltar.
Greece kicked off their campaign with a 3-0 away win over Gibraltar in March and sit second in the table behind group leaders France.
Here's what you need to know about the big game:
Date
Friday, June 16.
Where is the game being played?
The Opap Arena in Athens.
What time is kick-off?
7.45pm.
Is the game being shown on TV?
RTE 2 will be showing the game live.
Can I stream the game live?
The game is being streamed live on the RTE Player.
Quotes corner
Nathan Collins: “It was a tough season, Football is an awkward game, isn’t it? Stuff does not always work out, but the main objective was not to get relegated.
“There are times to think of yourself and there are times to be a team player. I wasn’t playing as much as I’d like but the club needed me to support the lads.
“I talked to (Lopetegui) a few times. It was never fully explained but he wanted a bit more experience and that was his decision.
“My job was to work harder and get myself back into the team. Who I am, I’ll never give up and I fought as hard as I could.
“When Lopetegi came in I thought I was playing really well, and at Christmas we got a few good results but he just wanted a change. There was nothing I could do.”
Collins continued: “The thing is I’ve experienced it before, coming in at Stoke and Burnley I didn’t play at the start.
“This time it was flipped around, I played at the start and didn’t play at the end. It’s just character development, knowing I wanted to play and having that hunger to.
“It was obviously a frustrating time but I had good people behind me, good backing and they were honest with me, saying I was just unfortunate.”
Team news
Republic of Ireland Squad - Greece & Gibraltar
Goalkeepers: Gavin Bazunu (Southampton), Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool), Mark Travers (AFC Bournemouth)
Defenders: Matt Doherty (Atlético Madrid), Mark Sykes (Bristol City), Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City), James McClean (Wigan Athletic), Nathan Collins (Wolverhampton Wanderers), John Egan (Sheffield United), Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion), Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough), Liam Scales (Celtic).
Midfielders: Josh Cullen (Burnley), Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion), Jeff Hendrick (Reading), Alan Browne (Preston North End), Will Smallbone (Southampton), Jason Knight (Derby County), Jamie McGrath (Wigan Athletic), Jack Taylor (Peterborough United).
Forwards: Adam Idah (Norwich City), Michael Obafemi (Burnley), Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion), Troy Parrott (Tottenham Hotspur), Mikey Johnston (Vitória de Guimarães, on loan from Celtic).
Betting odds
Ireland - 14/5
Draw - 2/1
Greece - 21/20
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