The Republic of Ireland welcome Austria to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin today, Thursday, October 1, in Matchday 3 of the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League. Kickoff is at 7:45 p.m. local time (6:45 p.m. UTC and 2:45 p.m. ET in the USA).
Ireland head into the game with 3 points from their opening two matches.
Austria are top of Group B3 after winning both of their opening games, giving them a three-point advantage over Ireland ahead of Thursday's meeting.
The fixture is Ireland's first home game of this Nations League campaign, and the two sides will meet again in Vienna on November 14 .
The Republic of Ireland and Austria have faced each other 16 times in international football history. Austria holds a distinct historical advantage, winning 9 encounters. Ireland has won 3 and 4 of them ended in draws.
Ireland vs. Austria Confirmed Lineups
Ireland Starting XI
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Kelleher
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O'Brien, O'Shea, Scales
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Abankwah, Coventry, Manning, Moylan
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Idah, Aziz
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Parrott
Gavin Bazunu is back with the squad and available for the Austria match, and Bosun Lawal is back to training with the group after his injury.
Austria Starting XI
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Wiegele
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Posch , Lienhart , Affengruber , Mwene
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Seiwald , Schlager
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Wimmer, Chukwuemeka , Schmid
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Kalajdzic
Austria will have to cope without Kevin Danso , who is suspended for the trip to Dublin. Ralf Rangnick has also suffered concerns over Paul Wanner and Nikolas Veratschnig, with both players forced off during the 3-1 victory over Kosovo. Michael Gregoritsch is another doubt.
How to Watch Ireland vs. Austria (TV Channels & Streaming)
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Ireland: RTÉ 2, RTÉ Player
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Austria: ORF wins, ORF ON
Europe
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Arena Sport 1
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Cyprus: Novasports Extra 1
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Denmark : TV2 Play Denmark
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Finland: MTV Katsomo
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France : L'Équipe Live Foot
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Germany : DAZN Germany, ORF wins
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Norway : TV 2 Play
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Poland: Polsat Sport Premium 2
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Portugal : Sport TV6
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Spain : DAZN Spain
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Switzerland : ORF wins, Sunrise TV
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Turkey: Exxen, S Sport+
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United Kingdom: Amazon Prime Video, RTÉ 2, RTÉ Player
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde , Chad, DR Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana , Guinea, Mali, Namibia, Senegal , South Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe: DStv Now, SuperSport Football Plus ROA
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Nigeria : SuperSport Football Plus Nigeria
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Kenya: GOtv, SuperSport Football Plus ROA
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South Africa : SuperSport PSL
North Africa & Middle East
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Iran : beIN Sports HD 6
Americas
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Argentina : Disney+ Premium Argentina
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Bolivia, Chile and Peru: Disney+ Premium Chile
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Brazil : Disney+ Premium Brazil
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Canada : DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
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Mexico : izzi, Sky Sports Mexico, Sky+
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United States: Fubo Sports Network 2, fuboTV, ViX
Asia-Pacific
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Australia : beIN Sports Connect, Stan Sport
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Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, India: Sony LIV and/or tapmad
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Cambodia, Laos and Thailand: MONOMAX
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China : iQiyi, QQ Sports Live
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South Korea : SPOTV NOW
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Taiwan: eltaott.tv
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Vietnam : TV 360
This story was originally published by Athlon Sports on Oct 1, 2026, where it first appeared in the Soccer section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.


