Draw has been made, we're facing
Slovakia: topped group 10 - beat Bulgaria and San Marino, drew with Switzerland
Croatia: second in group 8 - lost to Kazakhstan, beat Albania and the Netherlands.(came from two down with half an hour to go to win 3-2 with a last minute penalty - a draw would have put the Dutch through)
Poland: second in group 13(a three team group) - lost to Germany, beat Luxembourg 1-0
Squad announced for second round: https://www.fai.ie/latest/mu17-squad...ifiers-poland/
First game is on Wednesday. After finishing top of their group in the first round, the aim has to be, at a minimum, to finish second and qualify for the U27 World Cup at the end of the year.
Assuming that tournament is still going ahead
First game of the group just kicked off against Poland
Live text commentary: https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2...and-vs-poland/
<EDIT>
Game finished 3-0 to Ireland
It was streamed on YouTube
Last edited by tetsujin1979; 25/03/2026 at 4:07 PM.
Good result for the goal difference in terms of the second place table for World Cup qualification if it comes to it. Even if they lose to Croatia, a win over Slovakia should be enough to qualify in the end.
Croatia beat Slovakia 5-2 in the other game in the group today - https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2...a-vs-slovakia/
We play Croatia on Saturday.
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