Relegated Ireland to face Turkey, Greece and Slovenia in upcoming UEFA Nations League

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The Republic of Ireland have been drawn alongside Turkey, Slovenia and Greece for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League campaign.

The Girls in Green were relegated to League B after finishing bottom of their League A Euro 2025 qualification group behind Sweden, England and France, and will now compete in League B Group B2 for next year's edition of the Nations League, which will start in February.

In Ireland's first involvement in the Nations League in 2023, they topped Group B with six wins - two each against Northern Ireland, Hungary and Albania - which led to them being promoted to League A. Now the aim will be to get back to that level.

"We now know our opponents for the next UEFA Nations League campaign, which will help us with planning and preparation for the games," said head coach Eileen Gleeson.

"Promotion to League A is the overall aim for the upcoming Nations League campaign to ensure we compete at the highest level and maximise opportunities to qualify for major tournaments.

"For now, our focus remains on the UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-off."

Ireland will take on Wales, home and away, for a place in next summer's tournament. They play in Cardiff on 29 November, followed by a Dublin clash at the Aviva Stadium on 3 December.

Ireland (ranked 24th in the world) have never played Turkey (58th) at senior women's level, while they last came up against Slovenia in a 2-0 win back in August 2014. They've met Greece (ranked 61st in the world) on seven occasions - the last of which coming in a 1-0 win in March 2020.


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