On the back of a chastening loss to France, things do not get any easier for the Republic of Ireland when they welcome the Netherlands to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin for Sunday's Euro 2024 qualifying Group B encounter.
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Stephen Kenny's side were seen off 2-0 by Les Bleus on Thursday evening, while their visitors put three unanswered goals past Greece in a straightforward success.
Paying homage to Pavard's wonderful goal against the Boys in Green during the spring, Aurelien Tchouameni fired a rocket into the bottom corner after Ireland failed to sufficiently close him down, before a sharp turn and finish from Marcus Thuram settled the contest.
Ireland were not without fleeting moments of promise, as Mike Maignan displayed brilliant reactions to keep out a Chiedozie Ogbene effort before the Luton Town man also fired just over the crossbar, but Kenny'e men - who only saw 32% of the ball - simply lost to the better team on the night.
Now with an unsightly record of three defeats from their opening four European qualifiers - only overcoming whipping boys Gibraltar 3-0 in that sequence - Ireland occupy fourth place in the five-team standings, although only a three-point gap separates them from the Dutch in second.
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