FT: Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland (19:45 BST)
Collins hits the post for Republic of Ireland in drab first half
Substitute Taylor rattles crossbar late in the game
Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland
Gerson Rodrigues can't steer Laurent Jans' looping cross towards Max O'Leary in the Republic of Ireland net.
This hasn't been the most exciting 25 minutes of football I have ever watched.
Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland
A Luxembourg mistake in midfield nearly gifts Will Smallbone a good chance, but the delivery is too far in front of him.
Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland
FAI Player of the Year Robbie Brady picks up a knock and can't continue so is replaced by Ryan Manning.
That is an early blow for the Republic of Ireland.
Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland
Tomas Moreira picks up the first yellow card of the night.
Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland
Leandro Barreiro with two defensive headers to deny the Republic of Ireland a rare chance in the box.
The away side are yet to create any goalscoring chances.
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Gersin Rodrigues has a go from range, but his effort is well wide of the left hand post.
Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland
Max O'Leary is called into action to collect a deep cross from the left wing.
It was slightly nervy though with the Bristol City stopper originally dropping the ball.
However, he is able to gather the ball on his second attempt before the lurking Danel Sinani and Eldin Dzogovic can.
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Dara O'Shea does well to clear a dangerous delivery into the box from Laurent Jans.
Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland
As Ronnie said, it's been scrappy with both sides having multiple free-kicks and a few late tackles in the opening 10 minutes.
Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland
Ronnie Whelan
Former Republic of Ireland midfielder on RTE
It's gone very scrappy and Ireland are struggling to keep a hold of it.
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Kasey McAteer's cross towards Troy Parrott is too heavy.
Republic of Ireland fans will be hoping that Friday's goalscorer McAteer will produce a similar performance tonight as he was heavily involved in the action during his debut.
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The home side have made a bright start to this one.
They are yet to test Max O'Leary on his Republic of Ireland debut though.
Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland
The corner comes to nothing.
Not the best delivery I have ever seen!
Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland
Ronnie Whelan
Former Republic of Ireland midfielder on RTE
It looks like Parrott will be the furthest man up front and Ferguson will be the one dropping deeper.
Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland
Luxembourg have an early chance as persistence down the left wing eventually pays off and they now have a corner.
Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland
Here we go!
Can the Republic of Ireland make it five games unbeaten heading into the World Cup qualifiers in September?
Luxembourg v Republic of Ireland (19:45 BST)
Luxembourg: Pereira, Dzogovic, Jans, Korac, Carlson, Bohnert, Moreira, Barreiro, Da Sinani, Rodrigues, Dardari.
Republic of Ireland: O'Leary, O'Brien, Collins, O'Shea, Brady, McAteer, Knight, Phillips, Smallbone, Ferguson, Parrott.
Luxembourg v Republic of Ireland (19:45 BST)
Ronnie Whelan
Former Republic of Ireland midfielder on RTE
Things are going in the right direction for the Republic of Ireland which is good to see.
Luxembourg v Republic of Ireland (19:45 BST)
Nearly time for the action to get under way here at the Stade de Luxembourg.
But first, it's anthem time.
Luxembourg v Republic of Ireland (19:45 BST)
The Republic of Ireland fans that have made the trip to Luxembourg have been soaking up the sun ahead of tonight's game.
They have been making their voices heard during the warm-ups as well.
Image source, Inpho
Image source, Inpho
Image source, Inpho
Troy Parrott had a goal ruled out for offside in the second half
The Republic of Ireland signed off before World Cup qualifying in frustrating fashion as they were held to a goalless draw by Luxembourg.
In a game that had the feel of an end-of-season friendly, the visitors came closest to scoring in the first half as captain Nathan Collins hit the post.
Troy Parrott had a goal disallowed for offside in a scrappy second half before substitute Jack Taylor smashed a shot against the crossbar.
The Republic of Ireland will now look forward to the start of the World Cup qualifiers in September where they will face Portugal, Hungary and Armenia in Group F.
Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson made five changes from Friday night's 1-1 draw with Senegal for the trip to Luxembourg.
Max O'Leary made his debut in goal, six years after his first call-up, while Killian Phillips was handed a first start after his lively cameo in Dublin.
Jake O'Brien, Parrott and Evan Ferguson also came into the side as Hallgrimsson looked to assess his squad in their last game before the World Cup qualifiers.
The Icelandic boss had talked pre-game of the importance of a strong performance above a result, but it was a pedestrian first half from his side.
Luxembourg dominated the ball but failed to really test debutant O'Leary until he was called into action on 28 minutes.
The Bristol City stopper was forced to push Danel Sinani's strike behind after he had picked up on a loose from Ferguson and raced forward.
The Republic then went close to taking the lead against the run of play two minutes before the break.
Will Smallbone's flighted free-kick was headed into the path of Collins by Dara O'Shea, but the Irish captain's glancing header clipped the post.
O'Leary made a good save from Sinani's strike on his international debut
The visitors looked to increase the intensity in the second half and Kasey McAteer, who scored on his full debut against Senegal, scampered forward but dragged his low shot wide of the far post.
The game fell into a familiar lull until just after the hour mark when Taylor curled his first-time effort wide from the edge of the box.
At the other end, O'Leary saved substitute Vincent Thill's shot from a tight angle with his foot.
Parrott thought he had finally broken the deadlock when he produced a composed finish on 65 minutes to lift the ball over Tiago Pereira and into the empty net, but the flag was raised for offside.
Taylor then rattled the crossbar on 87 minutes with a rasping strike from outside the box as Hallgrimsson's side were forced to settle for a draw against a side ranked 31 places below them.
Next up for the Republic are those aforementioned World Cup qualifiers, and they begin with a double-header in September at home against Hungary and away to Armenia.
Manager: Luc Holtz
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Heimir Hallgrímsson
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Luc Holtz
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Heimir Hallgrímsson
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Friendlies
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Luxembourg have won one and lost six of their seven meetings with Republic of Ireland in all competitions, with that victory coming during a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier (1-0).
Republic of Ireland have won all four of their away matches against Luxembourg in all competitions, scoring 11 goals and conceding just one.
Luxembourg have won just one of their last 11 matches in all competitions (D3 L7), beating Sweden 1-0 in a friendly back in March.
Republic of Ireland won 2-1 at Bulgaria in their last away match, last winning back-to-back away games in November 2021, the second of which was against Luxembourg.
Republic of Ireland have lost just two of their last 41 matches in all competitions against sides ranked 90th or lower in the FIFA World Rankings (W33 D6), with Luxembourg currently 91st. However, one of those defeats came against Luxembourg, losing 1-0 at home in March 2021.
Unbeaten in their last three games, Republic of Ireland are looking to go four without defeat for the first time since a run of eight between September 2021 and March 2022.
Kasey McAteer scored on his first start for Republic of Ireland against Senegal last time out. The last player to score in his first two starts for the Boys in Green was Stephen Ireland in February 2007.
Evan Ferguson has scored five goals in 21 appearances for Republic of Ireland (14 starts), with only Robbie Keane (7) and David Connolly (6) netting more for the Boys in Green before turning 21. However, four of his five goals have come in home games.
