{"id":243502,"date":"2026-01-14T03:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T03:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/243502\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T03:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T03:59:16","slug":"away-venues-confirmed-for-ireland-wnts-world-cup-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/243502\/","title":{"rendered":"Away Venues Confirmed For Ireland WNT’s World Cup Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The away venues for the Ireland WNT’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers have been confirmed.<\/p>\n

Last November, Ireland were drawn alongside France (1st seed), the Netherlands (2nd seed), and Poland (3rd seed) in their World Cup qualifying group.<\/p>\n

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It was close to a best-case scenario draw, looking at the rankings of the teams involved in the draw, with Ireland avoiding the dreaded England from Pot Two.<\/p>\n

Carla Ward and her squad will not be getting ahead of themselves, but it is certainly an encouraging draw, and they now know the cities they will play in on the road – one of the venues will be painfully familiar to Irish fans.<\/p>\n

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Ireland WNT World Cup qualifier venues confirmed<\/p>\n

Ireland get their World Cup qualifying campaign underway at home to France in early March, before their first away assignment against the Netherlands four days later.<\/p>\n

It has been confirmed that Ireland’s away game against the Netherlands will take place on March 7th in\u00a0Utrecht,\u00a0in the\u00a0Stadion Galgenwaard. The 23,750 stadium is home to Eredivisie club FC Utrecht, and hosted games at the 2017 Women’s Euros.<\/p>\n

A month later, Ireland travel to Poland, to a venue that will be all too familiar to long-term Irish fans.<\/p>\n

Their away game in Poland will take place in Gdansk’s Polsat Plus Arena, which Ireland fans will remember from the men’s team’s doomed Euro 2012 campaign.<\/p>\n

Ireland’s second group game at the 2012 Euros saw them face Spain in Gdansk, a game which infamously saw them handed a 4-0 beating by the eventual champions.<\/p>\n

Though the game confirmed Ireland’s exit from the tournament, it is still fondly remembered by many for the rousing rendition of ‘The Fields of Athenry’ which rang around the arena in the closing moments, and the city is a popular tourist destination.<\/p>\n

The Gdansk Arena also hosted the 2021 Europa League final, which saw Villarreal defeat Manchester United on penalties.<\/p>\n

\"Gdansk14 June 2012; A general view of the Arena Gdansk. EURO2012, Group C, Spain v Republic of Ireland, Arena Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland. Picture credit: Pat Murphy \/ SPORTSFILE<\/p>\n

The final window of qualifiers in early June will see Ireland host the Netherlands before travelling to France.<\/p>\n

In the closing game of the group stage, Ireland will face France at the\u00a0Stade des Alpes in Grenoble, a stadium which hosted games at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.<\/p>\n

Ireland faced France in their last qualifying campaign, for Euro 2025, losing 1-0 in Metz.<\/p>\n

Exact kick-off times for the opening five games are yet to be confirmed, with the final group games to kick-off concurrently at 6pm Irish time.<\/p>\n

The FAI have also stated that they are in the process of confirming the venues for Ireland’s three home qualifiers. Over the past two years, Ireland have hosted Nations League and qualifying games at Tallaght Stadium and the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, and at Cork’s SuperValu P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh.<\/p>\n

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03\/03\/26\u00a0– Ireland v France – Venue TBC<\/p>\n

07\/03\/26\u00a0– Netherlands v Ireland – Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht<\/p>\n

14\/04\/26\u00a0– Poland v Ireland – Polsat Plus Arena, Gdansk<\/p>\n

18\/04\/26\u00a0– Ireland v Poland – Venue TBC<\/p>\n

05\/06\/26\u00a0– Ireland v Netherlands – Venue TBC<\/p>\n

09\/06\/26\u00a0– France v Ireland – Stade des Alpes, Grenoble<\/p>\n

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