Women's World Cup
Republic of Ireland v Nigeria, kick-off 11am Irish time
VENUE
Brisbane Stadium. There's a capacity of over 49,000. England beat Haiti in the first match here while, France and Brazil played out a thriller on Sunday.
TV
Watch all the action live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Coverage begins at 10am but we're on air from 7.50am with Japan v Spain which is an 8am kick-off.
Clare McNamara presents all the action alongside Stephen Kelly, Méabh De Búrca and Rachel Corsie. George Hamilton and Stephanie Roche will be your commentary team.
RADIO
Listen to live commentary on RTÉ 2fm from Australia with Adrian Eames and Clare Shine
ONLINE
Follow our live blog on RTÉ.ie and the RTÉ News app for updates and video highlights, followed by report and reaction from Perth.
WEATHER
Temperatures of around 16 degrees are expected come the 8pm Australian time kick-off from a high of 27 earlier in the day. It'll be perfect conditions for the match.
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Ireland search for something to bring home
The battles have been fought and lost with Vera Pauw's side already assured that they will be exiting the tournament.
One-goal defeats had high points but ultimately Ireland fell short.
There isn't crushing disappointment as undoubtedly progress has been made. Qualification was a breakthrough and being competitive in every group game is not something to shirk at.
On Tuesday there will be a sobering thought of how the FAI can grow the game to a point where the Girls in Green do much than just compete.
The short-term is more focused on Pauw's future.
Questions at the pre-match press conference were based upon whether it would her last game in charge.
"Yes," she replied when asked whether the players deserved to know whether their coach would be staying.
"My situation has not changed.
"I think we have a fantastic bond in our team. That has been shown all over the four years."
With no points on the board it would change the feeling for a potential homecoming next week if Ireland could get a positive result.
Changes will not be forthcoming
As with all tournaments some players can feel aggrieved at a lack of minutes.
Despite Ireland being out, Pauw has said she will not entertain mass changes.
"FIFA has put millions into it and given us huge bonuses and we have an obligation towards sport in general for women to go for a win. How that turns out is for later, but we've discussed with the players that we go for our best game ever.
Amber Barrett and Abbie Larkin would be obvious choice for a start having been unfortunate. But it wouldn't be a major shock if it was one or two alternations only.
Nigeria have it all to play for
Nigeria stunned Australia with a 3-2 victory in their last game and sit top of the pool with four points. Victory would seal their passage into the round of 16 and a point may be enough as well.
Perhaps it shouldn't have come as a surprise. They were the outsiders of the group but have competed in nine FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments, reaching the quarter-finals in 1999 and are 11 times Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations champions.
There are 18 places between the two teams in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings as Ireland are currently 22nd while Nigeria are in 40th
Were they underestimated?
Nigeria were "underestimated and underappreciated" leading into the Women's World Cup but have proven their critics wrong, coach Randy Waldrum said ahead of Monday’s crunch Group B fixture against the Republic of Ireland.
"We have shown we are a better team than number 40 in the world," Waldrum told reporters.
Having said that, Waldrum knows they have a battle ahead against an Ireland side that narrowly lost their first two games to Australia and Canada and were unfortunate not to get more from those contests.
"It is going to be a very difficult game. People may think I am crazy for saying this, but I think it could be our hardest match. Ireland have been a bit unlucky in the first two matches and could have got a result," he said.
"We are not expecting them to lay down because they are going home already, I am expecting to get the best from them and have been very impressed with their team and their organisation."
Goalkeeper Nnadozie a major factor
One of the stars of the tournament for the Super Falcons has been goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, who plays for Paris FC and made crucial saves in their first two games, including a penalty in the 0-0 draw with Canada.
"Chiamaka has been a big part of us since I came on board, she is a young player continuing to get better every year," Waldrum said.
"Whenever I do the list for the BBC of top 100 players in the world, she is always there among the goalkeepers and I think she will only get better.
"A lot of people in France know already (how good she is), but now I think the world will see. She made great saves against Australia too and has been a big part of our success."
Waldrum also expressed confidence in leading forward Asisat Oshoala, who has been grappling with niggling injuries for some time.
"She is doing much better, we did the right thing by managing her minutes and we might have to do that again in this match. She will definitely be playing, but we will have to see for how long," the coach said.
Team news
Heather Payne has been making progress on her return to play protocol following a hamstring injury and should be available for selection.
Additional reporting: Reuters
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