What TV channel is Luxembourg vs Ireland on? Stream, kick-off time and odds for last game before World Cup qualifiers
IRELAND face Luxembourg in their last friendly game before their World Cup qualifiers begin in September.
Heimir Hallgrimsson's team come into the game on the back of a
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Luxembourg narrowly lost to Slovenia 1-0 on Friday night and will be looking to get a win today before they play Northern Ireland in their opening World Cup qualifier.
Hallgrimsson has teased
Killian Phillips is
What time is kick-off?
Kick-off is at 7:45pm Irish time in the Stade de Luxembourg in Luxembourg city.
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That will be 8:45pm local time.
What TV channel is Ireland vs Luxembourg on?
The match will be shown live on RTE Two, with coverage starting at 7:30pm.
The match will also be available to stream on the RTE player.
What are the odds?
Ireland are favourites going into the friendly with odds set at 21/20 for Ireland to win the match.
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Luxembourg will be looking to record their second win against Ireland in their history but the odds don't favour them at 10/3.
A draw in the game is set at 11/5.
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Unwanted History
There is a bit of recent history between the two sides who have faced each other seven times, Ireland winning all but one of their previous meetings.
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That exception to the historic trend came as the sides competed in the same 2022 World Cup qualification group.
The sides faced off in an empty Aviva stadium during severe COVID restrictions in the second matchday of the World Cup qualifiers.
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Kasey McAteer will be hoping to shine again after getting his first goal on Friday
A late Gerson Rodrigues goal handed
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The sides met again in the final match of the qualifiers with both sides out of qualification contention.
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Recently Luxembourg seems to be a tough place to go for teams with a strong Sweden team losing 1-0 there in March and Northern Ireland drawing 2-2 in November.
Despite Luxembourg finishing rock bottom of their Nations League C group without a win, I certainly wouldn't be ruling them out of this fixture.
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