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RTÉ News
9 hours ago
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- RTÉ News
Katie McCabe: October the first step on stairway to '27
It's been a whirlwind year for Katie McCabe at club and international level but as the dust settles, the Republic of Ireland captain has her attentions laser-focused on October. That month will see the Girls in Green face Belgium over two legs in the UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation play-off. Victory would see Ireland promoted back to League A while defeat would see Carla Ward's side remain in the second tier League B going into the qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. After getting a taste of major tournament life two years ago at the 2023 World Cup, going to Brazil in two years' time is a dream scenario, especially after missing out on Euro 2025 following last winter's play-off loss to Wales. "I know we missed out over the summer and losing to Wales last year and we need to look at how we can be better and move forward from that," McCabe told RTÉ Sport on Thursday during a visit to Children's Health Ireland Crumlin. "We've got two games coming up against Belgium, that's the first step in the next qualification - qualifying for League A if we beat Belgium - so it's going to be a step-by-step process but one we're really looking forward to." Beating Belgium, who featured at the recent Euros, will be difficult task but McCabe is keen to see as close to a full house as possible for the first leg at Aviva Stadium on Friday, 24 October. "They're massive. We want the Aviva absolutely rocking on that Friday night, we want supporters to come out and get behind us," she said. "Even if you may not be a fan of the women's game and you only go to the men's game, but if you're a football fan, you'll come and support us. It's going to be a fantastic night. "It's going to be a massive game. Belgium are a serious, serious team. I was watching them in the Euros over the summer and it's going to be difficult but hopefully the fans can get behind us and help us through the game." 'It's definitely a transition period' Carla Ward has been in charge of Ireland for just over six months and the early part of her tenure has seen a mixed set of results in the Nations League and friendlies, including a 4-0 defeat in Slovenia back in February. But McCabe feels the Englishwoman is getting to grips with the task of evolving the team on the path towards October's play-off and beyond. "I think it's definitely a transition period," she said. "I think Carla has come in off the back of a coach leaving and I think she's understanding what she wants to do, how she wants to set up the team, the players, the structures. "So I think over the course of that Nations League campaign we had, she's figuring those things out. "But ultimately going forward in October, we'll get a real understanding of who we want to be going forward and how we're going to achieve success together." Success is something McCabe has tasted. In May, she became the first Irish player to win a Women's Champions League medal after helping Arsenal to victory over favourites Barcelona in the final in Lisbon, a feat that has been sinking in over the last couple of months. "It's been a crazy few months to be honest with you," she said. "I think for us to go to Lisbon and perform the way we did together and the fans supporting us, and just the whole journey within the Champions League campaign for the club was incredible. "But after having a few weeks off and going back to look at the medal at home, it sinks in and it's so special looking back on the memories of it now. "But for us as a club and players, it's made us even hungrier going forward." Apart from the individual thrill of being a Champions League winner, the 29-year-old is also conscious of the symbolic nature of the achievement when it comes to inspiring the next generation of Irish footballers. "For me, knowing I was representing Ireland as the only Irish player out there, I knew there would be little girls and boys back home watching the game and hopefully one day aspiring to be like me, lifting the Champions League," she said. "So for me, it's such a privilege to be in this position and I always just want to continue to do things to the best of my ability and be the best role model I can be for young kids around Ireland. "It hopefully gives young kids ambition and gives them dreams to be a professional footballer one day and it has gotten better over the last few years. "We can see an increase in young girls at grassroots level, playing football. So we want that to continue right the way up the chain of the structure in Ireland, and we want young girls coming over to England and representing big clubs and really pushing themselves and getting Ireland's football to where it should be."
Newsweek
4 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
How to Watch Final: England vs Spain: Live Stream UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Final, TV Channel
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. An exciting UEFA Women's EURO 2025 tournament comes to a conclusion on Sunday with the championship match, which pits England against Spain. Michelle Agyemang #23 of England controls the ball ahead of scoring her teams second goal in the second half of the UEFA Women's Nations League 2024/25 Grp A3 MD4 match between Belgium and England at... Michelle Agyemang #23 of England controls the ball ahead of scoring her teams second goal in the second half of the UEFA Women's Nations League 2024/25 Grp A3 MD4 match between Belgium and England at The King Power At Den Dreef Stadium on April 08, 2025 in Leuven, Belgium. More Alex BierensHow to Watch England vs Spain: Date: Sunday, July 27, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM EDT Channel: FOX Stream: Fubo (Watch now) Both semi-final matches went to overtime. For England, that meant a 2-1 win against Italy. Trailing 1-0 heading into stoppage time, Michelle Agyemang scored the tying shot to force overtime, where England won thanks to a 119th-minute goal from Arsenal forward Chloe Kelly. As for Spain, the team faced Germany and both sides failed to score in the regulation. The game's first and only goal came in the 113th minute when Aitana Bonmatí found the back of the net to put Spain on top and ultimately send the team through to the final. These sides last met on June 3 in the UEFA Nations League group stage, with Spain winning 2-1. England led 1-0 at the half because of a 22nd-minute goal from Alessi Russo, but Spain turned on the jets in the second half, as Clàudia Pina scored two goals to lift Spain to the victory. England won the 2022 Euro title, defeating Germany 2-1. A win on Sunday would make England the only team other than Germany to win this event back-to-back. As for Spain, the team is in its first European Championship final after making the semifinals for the first time since 1997. Live stream the England vs Spain match on Fubo: Start watching now! Regional restrictions may apply. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
ITV News
23-07-2025
- Sport
- ITV News
Euro 2025: England to face world champions Spain in final
England will face Spain in the final of Euro 2025, after the world champions beat Germany in the semis in Zurich on Wednesday night. Spain kept Germany's goalkeeper Berger on her toes, holding the vast majority of possession and goal shots. But it wasn't until the 113th minute that they finally hit their mark, drawing a long match to a close with a score of 0-1. Spain will be a tough test for the Lionesses - they are ranked second in the world behind the United States, and England has dropped to fifth. On the Lionesses' mind will be their loss to Spain in the World Cup, and more recently in the UEFA Women's Nations League semi-final. They will have to learn from those defeats to outmanoeuvre La Roja, who are undefeated in this year's tournament. The Lionesses will see if they can bring it home for a second time on Sunday in Basel, after two nail-biting matches where the equalising goals came incredibly late in the game. Both times, the goal that turned the tide came from 19-year-old Michelle Agyemang, who was brought on as a substitute minutes before full-time. Her game-changing goals have led fans to call for a change in manager Sarina Wiegman's tactics, arguing Agyemang should start during Sunday's final. The Lionesses' never-say-die attitude has elicited plenty of praise, but opening their tournament with a loss to France, then twice eking out knockout victories from the brink of elimination, has also sparked concern about England's ability to win the tournament. Something the players are keen to dispel. "I think people from the outside think teams have to win every single game," defender Lucy Bronze said. "I think people talk about consistency with this England team. We've done six consecutive semi-finals, three consecutive finals. Who else has done that? Nobody. "It's hard to stay at the top in international football, so many teams, they have performances, then it's up and down, they develop, but this team just keeps fighting until the end."I feel like we didn't have anything to prove because we've been there, we've done it many, many times. Wiegman has now led teams to five straight major tournament finals - the first head coach to do so in either the men's or women's game. The Dutchwoman, who has guided England to three in a row, hopes Sunday's showpiece is not left to the last minute and her side takes an early lead. "I would really like to go up at the beginning of the match and stay up," Wiegman said. "We prepare for every scenario, but we don't say 'let's get behind and then score at the end of the game'. "That's not part of the game plan, but it shows that if we get behind, we're not done and we will fight to score a goal." The final can be watched at 5pm UK time on Sunday July 27 on ITV1 and ITVX.
RTÉ News
15-07-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
What Euro 2025 has taught Ireland about Belgium ahead of October's Nations League play-off tie
October has been marked down in the calendar for quite some time for the Republic of Ireland. After finishing second in their UEFA Women's Nations League group, the Girls in Green were guaranteed a promotion/relegation play-off against a League A team and out of the hat came Belgium. Since the draw was made, Ireland have played world number one USA twice, losing 4-0 back-to-back in Colorado and Cincinnati late last month. Belgium, meanwhile, were busy featuring at the ongoing Euro 2025 and their group in Switzerland was particularly tricky. A 1-0 loss to Italy got them off on the wrong foot, before their elimination was confirmed following an entertaining and high-scoring defeat to World Cup holders and tournament favourites Spain. However, they finished on a high note with a 2-1 win over Portugal. So with that in mind, what can Ireland take from the Belgians' performances at the European Championships ahead of October's two-legged showdown? "Obviously the first game (against Italy) was disappointing for them and when we were watching it, we were kind of thinking, 'We're not miles off this' and we could even beat them," Shelbourne midfielder and former Ireland international Rachel Graham told this week's . "Against Spain, it's obviously a big task for them and they're not going to set up against us how they set up against Spain. You're just going to do your best to keep Spain out. "And (Belgium) did get two goals against Spain and they're a big threat from setpieces. (Justine) Vanhaevermaet I think is six-foot-one. With the retirement of Louise Quinn, I don't think there's anybody who's going to really challenge her in the air, so that's going to be something that's going to be difficult for us." Graham added that the tournament will also have allowed the Belgians to gel together further and the final group game victory over Portugal showed another facet of the threat they will pose. "It was a much better showing than what they had shown in the first two games," she said of a side spearheaded by Inter Milan striker Tessa Wullaert. "It's probably when I was watching thinking, 'God, we do have a tough game against us now in October'. "They looked good when they were breaking away on the counter-attack. That's where we've looked a bit vulnerable in our recent few games, so definitely an area where we need to tidy up on especially now our back four has chopped and changed a bit and we still don't have an out-and-out right back which could prove to be an issue again in October."
Newsweek
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
How to Watch Sweden vs Germany: Live Stream UEFA Women's Euro, European Championship, TV Channel
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Sweden will face Germany in the group stage of the 2025 Women's European Championship on Saturday at Stadion Letzigrund, and you can catch all the action with Fubo. Kosovare Asllani of Sweden looks on during the UEFA Women's Nations League 2024/25 Grp A4 MD5 match between Italy and Sweden at Stadio Ennio Tradini on May 30, 2025 in Parma, Italy. Kosovare Asllani of Sweden looks on during the UEFA Women's Nations League 2024/25 Grp A4 MD5 match between Italy and Sweden at Stadio Ennio Tradini on May 30, 2025 in Parma, Italy. Emmanuele Ciancaglini/How to Watch Sweden vs Germany Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM EDT Channel: FOX Stream: Fubo (TRY FOR FREE) Both sides are fighting for the top spot in the Group C standings after starting the tournament 2-0. Sweden has the slight edge when it comes to goal differential, so if this match ends in a draw, it is a positive for their club. Kosovare Asllani has had an excellent showing so far during this year's European Championships, scoring a goal and also recording two assists through two matches. She will look to keep it going and continue to build on the momentum before Sweden heads into the knockout stages. Lea Schüller has found the back of the net in both of Germany's matches and has scored in four consecutive matches dating back to the Nations League. If Sweden does not have a plan to slow the Bayern Munich product, they could easily give up their top seed. This is a great European Championship match that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action. Live stream Sweden vs Germany for free on FOX with Fubo: Start your subscription now! UEFA Women's European Championship Potential Lineups Sweden: Falk; Lundkvist, Bjorn, Sembrant, Andersson; Angeldahl, Asllani, Bennison; Rytting Kaneryd, Janogy, Blackstenius Germany: Berger; Wamser, Minge, Knaak, Linder; Senss, Nusken; Brand, Dallmann, Buhl; Schuller Regional restrictions may apply. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
