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League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Ryan Byrne/INPHO LIVE: Belgium v Ireland, Nations League play-offs Ireland face Belgium as they bid to secure promotion. 7.01pm, 28 Oct 2025 Share options Belgium v Ireland (Ireland lead 4-2 on aggregate) Hello, and welcome to tonight’s liveblog. Ireland will be hoping to finish the job after an emphatic 4-2 first-leg win over Belgium in Dublin. Carla Ward and her players have promised to deliver a similarly aggressive, attacking performance for tonight’s return fixture in Leuven. After a brace in last week’s game, captain Katie McCabe will be hoping to produce a similarly influential display this evening. There is plenty at stake too — if Ireland prevail, they will secure promotion to League A in the Nations League and guarantee themselves one of the seeded spots in the World Cup qualification play-offs if they fail to progress automatically from the group stages. Defeating Belgium, though, will not be easy — they are ranked seven places above Ireland by Fifa and have a couple of players returning tonight who were missing at the Aviva. Kick-off for this game is at 7.30pm. Advertisement Paul Fennessy Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “LIVE: Belgium v Ireland, Nations League play-offs”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “LIVE: Belgium v Ireland, Nations League play-offs”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. Leave a Comment Submit a report Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines. Damaging the good reputation of someone, slander, or libel. Racism or Hate speech An attack on an individual or group based on religion, race, gender, or beliefs. Trolling or Off-topic An attempt to derail the discussion. Inappropriate language Profanity, obscenity, vulgarity, or slurs. Advertising, phishing, scamming, bots, or repetitive posts. Please provide additional information Thank you for the feedback Your feedback has been sent to our team for review. Leave a commentcancel Access to the comments facility has been disabled for this user View our policy ⚠️ Duplicate comment Post Comment have your say Or create a free account to join the discussion Minute-by-Minute Nations League Ireland Republic News in 60 seconds FreePodcastThe 42FM Why the loss of Irish journalism jobs is bad news for sports fans FreeGAA fixtures Heavyweight Munster hurling showdown televised live as part of this weekend's GAA club action FreePodcastThe Football Family What year is it? FreeBest XI Seven clubs represented in PFAI Team of the Year FreeMarathon Dodgers' walk-off home run settles 'one of the greatest World Series games of all time' George Ford wins England out-half battle against Fin Smith for Australia clash 'Misleading, divisive and self-serving' - Dermot Desmond takes aim at Brendan Rodgers Rodgers resigns as Celtic boss with ex-Ireland manager O’Neill taking interim charge 'Misleading, divisive and self-serving' - Dermot Desmond takes aim at Brendan Rodgers Looking Forward Larry Tompkins: 'A very rare cancer...please God now, we're going in the right direction' €50 million summer signing scores first goal in Atletico Madrid win more from us Investigates Money Diaries The Journal TV Journal Media Advertise With Us About FactCheck Our Network FactCheck Knowledge Bank Terms & Legal Notices Terms of Use Cookies & Privacy Advertising Competition more from us TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Journal Media Advertise With Us Our Network The Journal FactCheck Knowledge Bank Terms & Legal Notices Terms of Use Cookies & Privacy Advertising Competition © 2025 Journal Media Ltd Terms of Use Cookies & Privacy Advertising Competition Switch to Desktop Switch to Mobile The 42 supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at https://www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1800 208 080 or email: mailto:info@presscouncil.ie Report an error, omission or problem: Your Email (optional) Create Email Alert Create an email alert based on the current article Email Address One email every morning As soon as new articles come online Sign in or create a free account To continue reading create a free account Or sign into an existing account