Soccer

Ireland set to play August friendly in Cardiff

Match will act as a warm-up for World Cup qualifiers

The Republic of Ireland will take on Wales at the Cardiff City Stadium on August 14th. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
The Republic of Ireland will take on Wales at the Cardiff City Stadium on August 14th. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
Mon Mar 18 2013 - 12:49

The Republic of Ireland will take on Wales in a friendly international in Cardiff this August.

The match will take place at Cardiff City Stadium on Wednesday, August 14th, as both sides prepare for the closing stages of their respective World Cup qualifying campaigns.

The sides have met on 12 previous occasions, with Giovanni Trapattoni 's men winning the last contest 3-0 in February 2011.

Wales manager Chris Coleman said: 'This will be a very useful test for us before embarking on the two World Cup games in September.

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“The timing of the August friendly match is always so near to the start of the new domestic season, so that means a home game is always useful to cut-down on travelling and I am sure that our friends from Ireland will feel the same.

“Their players are all well-known to us, as we will be to them, so it promises to be a good match to get the new season underway and I hope our fans will turn-out to support the team.”