Republic of Ireland Women line up first fixture with China | OneFootball

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Republic of Ireland will meet China for the first time ever on 22 February in Marbella’s Estadio Nuevo Mirador.

Ireland WNT Manager Vera Pauw told fai.ie: “It is vital to our preparations for the World Cup that we make the most of every opportunity that we have together as a squad because we only have three international windows left before that tournament starts in July. This training camp will be key to those preparations.

“China are a technically very good team who will be different from the type of teams we have come up against before. Playing against them gives us the chance to experience the pressure of international football against a highly skilled opponent.

“As part of the February training camp, we will also play against Germany in what we have agreed will be a behind-closed-doors game. This will be an excellent test for our players.”

Broadcast details will be announced in due course. Ireland will also have international camps in April and July before departing for the World Cup tournament.

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