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Wales boss Rhian Wilkinson says her side are ready to make Welsh footballing history with a first major finals appearance.
Wales, who are ranked 29th, earned a place in the final by qualifying from their Nations League group B group and beating Slovakia in a play-off, while Republic of Ireland performed admirably in a tough Nations League A group, beating France before hammering Georgia in a one-sided play-off. "I think it will be a real battle. These are two countries that take the opportunity to grow the game very seriously," she added.
"Whenever we pull on that red jersey on, every game is just as important as any other and that’s how we’ve tried to prepare for this game," she told BBC Sport Wales. "We know Wales are really well organised, have some good mobility and really key players so we expect it to be evenly matched.Ireland are bidding to qualify for a second successive major tournament after beating Scotland in a play-off in 2022 to qualify for the World Cup, while Wales were beaten by Switzerland after extra time as they missed out on a World Cup berth.
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