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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Sport
Paul Lennon

Ireland captain Katie McCabe warns against 'distraction' of moving Finland game to Aviva stadium

Katie McCabe believes that switching Ireland's women's crunch September World Cup qualifier against Finland to The Aviva could prove a "distraction".

But the Girls In Green skipper envisages a scenario that would see Vera Pauw's side using the 50,000 capacity national stadium as their base on a permanent or occasional basis.

Last week's 1-1 qualifying draw away to Sweden leaves Ireland well placed to claim a play-off spot with remaining group games away to Georgia on June 27 and Slovakia on September 6.

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