Ireland W vs France W Prediction & Betting Tips (16 July)

With 0 points on the clock, Ireland will not qualify for the Women's Euro. In flawless logic, the Irish have conceded five defeats. To list them all, let's start with J1 against the French precisely 1-0, against the English at home 0-2 and away 2-1, and against the Swedes, twice again 1-0 and 0- 3. Furthermore, from a more global point of view, The Girls in Green have still not experienced victory in 2024 following their defeat in February against Wales 0-2 and their draw against Italy 0 -0 in friendly matches. It is always imperative to remember that the Irish participated in their only World Cup in 2023, and they will play in Nations League A during the next edition following their promotion having finished first with 18 points in division B, i.e. a record of 6 victories in 6 matches and only 2 goals conceded for 20 scored against Hungary, Albania and Northern Ireland.

The selection guided by Hervé Renard is already qualified for the next Euro by currently holding the first place with 12 points and two lengths ahead of the English. Suffice to say that there was only one misstep in these qualifiers for the French who lost in June against Lauren James' teammates precisely 1-2. For the rest, it's a double victory against Sweden 2-1 and 0-1, a success during J1 against Ireland 1-0 and a very nice victory in England, on the side of St.James Park filled by more than 42,000 spectators 1-2. After this last qualifying poster, the Blues will head to the Paris Games in order to find a first Olympic title in their history.

Among the Irish, there are absences to be noted such as those of the attackers/midfielders Carusa (27 selections, 7 goals, choice), Grant (present at the 2023 World Cup), Finn (20 selections, injured), Payne (Everton, 46 caps , choice) and Quinn (24 selections, 5 goals, choice) and Erin McLaughlin (3 selections, choice also). Present at the World Cup, O'Gorman (119 caps, 13 goals) and Scott (24 caps) were also not invited to this final round of qualification. On the other hand, up front, elements like Larkin (19 years old, 18 caps), Barrett (Standard de Liège, 45 caps, 7 goals), Kiernan (Liverpool, 35 caps, 4 pawns) are well in the game as are the Connolly midfielders (56 caps), Julie-Ann Russell (61 caps, 5 goals), Littlejohn (82 caps) without forgetting to mention the captain, McCabe (Arsenal, 88 caps, 26 goals). In the defensive sector, experience is essential with Campbell (51 appearances), Louise Quinn (120 caps, 16 goals), Fahey (Liverpool, 113 caps) and Caldwell (102 caps). Called up for the Nations League, Matéo (Paris FC, 29 sel) was not recalled by Hervé Renard.

No more than Majri (Lyon, 74 selections, 11 goals), or the defensive elements of PSG, Le Guilly (present in April) and Tounkara (40 caps). For the rest, it's a classic with the offensive players Eugénie Le Sommer (192 sels, 93 goals), Diani (Lyon, 101 sels), without forgetting Katoto (PSG), Baltimore (Chelsea) and the provocative Cascarino ( Lyon, 63 capes). In the middle, Henry (105 sel) still holds the rope with the impressive Geyoro (PSG) or even Toletti (Real Madrid) and Kenza Dali (Aston Villa). The defensive sector is well rewarded with Renard (160 caps, Lyon), Almeida (PSG), the author of a bombaso recently against Sweden, Karchaoui (PSG, 75 caps) and Bacha (Lyon).