Katie McCabe

2022 - 4 - 12

ireland vs sweden

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Irish Times"

Ireland hold on for draw against Sweden after Katie McCabe strike (The Irish Times)

Heroes all, Courtney Brosnan had the game of her life in Ireland's goal while the old reliables – Louise Quinn, Denise O'Sullivan and McCabe – went deep down ...

After taking a settling touch she curled to the front post where Heather Payne connected only for the ball to spill away from goal for O’Sullivan to control and tee up McCabe. From the free kick near halfway, McCabe rolled the ball to an unmarked Connolly on the right. The Gamla Ullevi understandably came alive as the draw secured their place at the World Cup. Slowly the Swedes began to feel the frustration of multiple miscues. How to actually beat them is a different matter entirely. This must have enraged Brosnan as the New Jersey born goalkeeper justified her questionable selection ahead of Brighton’s Megan Walsh. How Brosnan’s net remained untouched for so long is the true mystery. The rules of engagement in this Group A qualifier were set from the off. Setting up two deep defensive lines of five and four, they invited Seger, the 225 times capped veteran, to pick them apart. It was all hands on deck as Sweden probed for weaknesses down both flanks. O’Sullivan got up to play like a woman possessed. The powerful Lina Hurtig was causing all sorts of hassle through the middle, heading over a Jonna Andersson delivery on 25 minutes.

Katie McCabe talks through historic night in Sweden (Pundit Arena)

McCabe scored Ireland's only goal on the night, leaving Vera Pauw's side in a good position to qualify for the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next ...

"We knew it was going to be a battle. She said: “It was a tough game, we knew it was going to be a battle. Time to focus on Georgia in June.”

Katie McCabe Calmly Sets Sights On World Cup After Brilliant ... (Balls.ie)

Katie McCabe's first half goal against Sweden looked set to give Ireland a shock win away to the #2 ranked side in the world, before a late equaliser for ...

Ireland also host Finland in September, a team that they brilliantly beat away from home earlier in the campaign. They're not second best in the world for no reason, but we went into the game fully concentrating on ourselves and what we had to do. After the game, McCabe spoke to RTÉ's Tony O'Donoghue. Despite taking one of the most famous points in Irish women's football history, McCabe was calm. Sweden 0-1 Ireland - Katie McCabe gives the visitors a shock lead against the World No. 2 side. They would put in a titanic performance to seal a 1-1 draw. McCabe has regularly shone in the green of Ireland and, on Tuesday night, she did so once more.

McCabe has Georgia on her mind after Swedish battle (RTE.ie)

Katie McCabe is taking nothing for granted as the Republic of Ireland chase a place in the play-offs for the 2023 World Cup.

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. "It is a team effort, the mentality that you have, to not want to bite or go out and press if you get frustrated. The relationship we have with our fans, the interaction. We can look at the scorelines but Georgia are going to put up a real big fight against us and make it really difficult. We needed to stay in the game.

'It was nice to get her on the pitch and give her something to smile ... (The42)

The Girls In Green had just battled to an incredible 1-1 draw with Sweden, the world's second-ranked side, in Gothenburg, with the 2023 World Cup qualification ...

The online funnyman fills us in on his schools rugby days, gaining recognition during the pandemic, making his stand-up debut and travelling around Europe in a van. That connection we have with our fans is something special and I really want that to continue Seven-year-old Annie Holland had been surprised with a visit to training on Monday, where she met the squad and was treated to match tickets and a signed jersey. “The relationship we have with our fans, the interaction. Next up is a trip to Tbilisi to face Group A’s minnows Georgia on 27 June, before a massive double-header in September against second-place rivals Finland at home and Slovakia away. As players showed their appreciation for the travelling support at the Gamla Ullevi Stadium, Vera Pauw arrived back to the group with a familiar face in tow.

Katie McCabe has issued a rallying call to her Ireland teamates ... (Irish Post)

Ireland play the second best side in the world in the Group A World Cup qualifier against Sweden on Tuesday and will give themselves a great chance of reaching ...

"We got great support from the FAI, there is no chaos behind the scenes, or anything like that where maybe there was a few years ago. I still keep an eye on the Women's National League even though I am in London. We had some great leaders in the team when I first came in, obviously Emma Byrne being our captain at the time", she said

Sweden vs Ireland Recap: Katie McCabe's goal the platform for ... (Irish Mirror)

But when Ireland did get the ball in the first half they posed plenty of threat on the break with Katie McCabe and Denise O'Sullivan showing their class with ...

- Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw speaks to RTE Sport following her side's impressive away draw with Sweden.— RTÉ Soccer (@RTEsoccer) pic.twitter.com/s4wdY8f2fz April 12, 2022 Gets out on a loose ball and nips in ahead of her opponent to win a crucial free out "We had a lot of luck to stay in the game, but the way that they executed the game-plan is absolutely phenomenal..."