Preview: Girls in Green braced for tough night in Utrecht

FIFA Women's World Cup Group A2 qualifier Netherlands v Republic of Ireland, Stadion Galgenwaard, 7.45pm ko (Live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, live commentary on RTÉ Radio 1) It might be mischievous to suggest it, but there's perhaps a touch of complacency evident in the Netherlands' plans to honour 16 former internationals after the game tonight. The current Dutch side will give some old servants a guard of honour, and while it's a nice touch, there doesn't seem to have been much thought given to how flat the whole thing might be if the hosts fails to win. After drawing 2-2 in their opener against Poland, Arjan Veurink knows his team can't afford to slip again or France could have this group...