By now, the lucky 23 will likely know their fate.
Vera Pauw was due to call each player in one-by-one on Tuesday night, the eve of her big announcement, to inform them whether or not they would make the flight to Australia, as members of Ireland’s first ever Women’s World Cup squad.
They were conversations the Girls in Green boss dreaded. As she said herself, she would “break dreams” by omitting players who have given everything to wear the green jersey.
