Nations League playoff, 2nd leg: Belgium (2) v Republic of Ireland (4), Den Dreef Stadium, Leuven, 7.30pm Irish time – Live on RTÉ 2
Republic of Ireland head coach Carla Ward is expecting a very different Belgium to show up in the second leg of the Nations League playoff in Leuven on Tuesday evening compared with the one that lost 4-2 in Dublin on Friday. She’s hoping, though, to get more of the same from her side after their most impressive display since her appointment in January.
Ward wouldn’t say no either to a repeat performance from Katie McCabe on the occasion of her 100th cap, the Irish captain having been the driving force behind Friday’s win, scoring twice and forcing Belgian goalkeeper Nicky Evrard into the concession of an own goal.
When Marissa Sheva made it 4-1 with 25 minutes to go at the A
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