Nations League playoff, 1st leg: Republic of Ireland v Belgium, Aviva Stadium, Friday, 7pm – Live on RTÉ2
In her eight matches in charge of the Republic of Ireland so far, Carla Ward has used 25 players, so she should have a fair idea by now of their respective qualities. Granted, six of them – either retired, injured or omitted – are unavailable to her for this Nations League playoff against Belgium, with another, Anna Patten, suspended for the first leg. But the pressure is on the head coach to get the balance right in the most important test of her reign so far.
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