0 minutes agoHello and welcome to live coverage of the Republic of Ireland’s friendly game against Qatar at the Aviva Stadium. Kickoff is at 7.45pm. It’s more than two months now since Ireland’s disappointment of failing to make the World Cup, after penalty shootout heartbreak in Prague in a playoff against the Czech Republic. Ireland face their first official match since then, having played an unofficial game against Grenada when at a training camp in Spain two weeks ago, winning 5-0. They will face a Qatar side who have qualified for the World Cup, in a group with Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Switzerland. It will be a chance for some new players to get camps, but also a few of the main stars may play like Troy Parrott, Caoimhín Kelleher and Nathan Collins.We will update you with the starting XI when it comes available.