The Republic of Ireland are highly likely to return to the Aviva Stadium for a blockbuster Euro 2025 qualifer after Eileen Gleeson's team were pitted against France, England and Sweden in Tuesday's draw.
The FAI will spend the next 24 hours finalising details around plans for those fixtures, which will take place across three international windows in April, May/June and July.
Should they return to Lansdowne Road for one - or indeed all - of their qualifiers, Ireland will either play on a Friday or Tuesday night - the two slots available to the FAI.
Last September, in Gleeson's first game at the helm, they beat Northern Ireland in front of almost 36,000 fans at the ground. That was the first occasion the Girls in Green played at the Aviva, but it's anticipated they will be returning to the venue after they were drawn in a group with three of the world's top five-ranked countries.
The top two in the group qualify for the tournament in Switzerland, while third and fourth will head for the play-offs.
It's an enormous ask for Ireland - who are ranked 24th in the world - but Gleeson insists it's exactly the type of challenge they've been working towards.
"We have a saying within the team - be where your feet are."
"I was delighted," said the head coach. "I mean, there were cries of 'no' from the Polish when they thought it was them out in our group! There is no escaping it, it is the toughest group we could possibly have got. Did we want to be in it? Maybe not. But we are here now.
"We have a saying within the team - be where your feet are. Our feet are here now and we will plan for that and we will decide on our approach for the games."
When asked about the prospect of taking on Sarina Wiegman's England at the Aviva Stadium, Gleeson replied: "I think all the games are exciting. I’ve explained before that we only have certain slots in the Aviva. The fixtures will be announced and then we can determine what slots are available for what games."
This exceptionally tough group is not exactly a free swing. Yes, Ireland are guaranteed a play-off spot no matter what, but if they finish bottom they'll be relegated to League B of the UEFA Nations League.
They'll take encouragement from their 1-1 draw against the Swedes in World Cup qualification two years ago, while Denise O'Sullivan's tweet summed up the sentiment among the senior players in the squad. "We wanted to be here, now we are," wrote the Cork woman. "Let's have it."
Ireland's great challenge is to take the game to these world-class sides without leaving themselves vulnerable to a hammering. The recent 2-0 friendly loss to Wales was a sobering reality check, albeit Gleeson was without a few key players for that match in Tallaght.
The players have been very open about their desire to play more expansively. That approach is about to receive the greatest stress test imaginable.
"For the moment we have an opportunity to qualify out of the group, potentially, within the top two, and that’s what we’ll be trying to do in this phase," added Gleeson.
"In terms of approach and style of play, all of that as I have explained over the past while, while talking to you guys, is also dependent on context and the squad you have and the players you have available, and the opposition you are playing.
"So all of those things will be part of the preparation towards the games once we know who we have and when we have them."
THE KEY DATES
3-9 April: Match days 1 & 2
29 May-4 June: Match days 3 & 4
10-16 July: Match days 5 & 6
19 July: Play-off draw
23-29 October: Play-off semi-final (two legs)
27 November-3 December: Play-off final (two legs)
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