# Ep 3570: Israel Game Set For Neutral Venue, Ireland's World Cup Dream - 08/06/26

An episode of [The Second Captains Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/647893016), 8 Jun 2026, 43 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/627a2e8f84f3d50012cf11fb/e/6a271bb36642088a105eff80/media.mp3

Ireland are preparing for one of the biggest nights in the history of women’s football in this country… but yet again, off-field issues threaten to overshadow our winner-take-all match against France in Grenoble tomorrow night. The FAI have released a statement saying no official announcement will be made until Thursday, but today government sources state that our home game against Israel in October will now be played at a neutral venue. Gavin Cooney of the Irish Times joins us from France to go through the significance of this news and to analyse Ireland's chances of beating France and securing a place at the World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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