Talking points ahead of Republic of Ireland's crucial clash with NetherlandsDamian Spellman, PAThe Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2024 qualification campaign has reached crunch-point after just four games with Sunday’s Group B clash with the Netherlands pivotal to their dwindling hopes. Defeat would leave Ireland trailing in the wake of France, the Dutch and Greece and all but mathematically unable to make it to Germany next year. Here are some of the talking points surrounding a crucial fixture. They are currently ranked 53rd while the Dutch are seventh, and their recent record does not make for encouraging reading. A third would leave them six points better off than the Republic with a game in hand.

Source: Irish Independent September 10, 2023 14:15 UTC