Ireland will face China as preparations continue for this summer’s World Cup.
World Cup runners-up in 1999, China PR are currently 14th in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings and won the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup for the ninth time. Qualifing the side for this summer’s World Cup.
The game will kick off in early afternoon due to the time difference of it being shown in China.
“It is vital to our preparations for the World Cup that we make the most of every opportunity that we have together as a squad because we only have three international windows left before that tournament starts in July” said Ireland manager Vera Pauw.
“This training camp will be key to those preparations. China are a technically very good team who will be different from the type of teams we have come up against before”.
“Playing against them gives us the chance to experience the pressure of international football against a highly skilled opponent” added Pauw.
“As part of the February training camp, we will also play against Germany in what we have agreed will be a behind-closed-doors game. This will be an excellent test for our players."
International Friendly
China v Republic of Ireland
Wednesday, February 22
Kick-off: 14:00 (13:00 Irish Time)
Estadio Nuevo Mirador
