The Republic of Ireland have announced a March friendly against Latvia to start their 2023 programme.
The game will take place at Dublinโs Aviva Stadium on Wednesday, March 22 and serves as a warm-up for their opening European Championship qualifier against World Cup finalists France.
Stephen Kennyโs side start their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaign against France in Dublin on March 27.
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First game of 2023 confirmed with Latvia set for the @AVIVAStadium
โฝ๏ธ Ireland v Latvia๐ Wednesday, March 22โ๏ธ KO 7.45pm๐ International Friendly pic.twitter.com/RRKx6JygTM
โ FAIreland โฝ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ช (@FAIreland) December 21, 2022
Netherlands, Greece and Gibraltar are also in Group B of Euro qualifying.
The Republic, who ended 2022 with a 1-0 friendly win in Malta in November, have won all five of their previous fixtures against Latvia.
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