It's been three years in the making, but Australia's opening match of their home Women's World Cup is finally upon us, and the Matildas will be hoping to get off to a flying start against World Cup debutants the Republic of Ireland.
World Cup debuts don't get much tougher than this, with the girls in green facing an in form Australia side who will be backed by 80,000 loud and passionate fans at Stadium Australia.
Ireland will certainly give the Matildas a stern test, and they will be buoyed by the fact they emerged victorious the last time the two sides clashed in 2021.
The Sporting News has all the details on the worldwide kick off times of this exciting World Cup fixture in Sydney.
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What time is Australia vs. Republic of Ireland kick off?
The opening match of Group B kick's off at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Date: July 20
Time: 8:00 p.m. AEST (6:00 a.m. ET)
The game takes place just three hours after the opening match of the tournament, which will see co-hosts New Zealand trying to cause an upset against Group A favourites Norway
Here are the kick off times for the match around the world:
| Timezone | Time |
|---|---|
| Australia (AEST) | 8:00 p.m. |
| New Zealand (NZT) | 10:00 p.m. |
| USA (ET) | 6:00 a.m. |
| UK (BST) | 11:00 a.m. |
| Singapore (SGT) | 6:00 p.m. |
| Malaysia (MYT) | 6:00 p.m. |
| Hong Kong (HKT) | 6:00 p.m. |
| India (IST) | 3:30 p.m. |
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Australia vs. Republic of Ireland TV channel, live stream
All eyes of the footballing world will be on Stadium Australia, with fans eager to see both a Sam Kerr-led Matildas side on home turf, as well as a debut World Cup match from the Republic of Ireland.
The match will also be shown on free-to-air television in Australia, with millions expected to tune into one of the biggest matches in Australian football history.
| Country | Television | Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Optus Sport, Channel 7 | Optus Sport website/app, 7Plus |
| New Zealand | Sky Sports 1, Prime TV | Sky Sport NOW, Stuff World Cup website |
| USA | FOXm NBC Universo (Spanish) | Fubo, Fox Sports site/app, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes site/app |
| Canada | TSN, RDS (French) | TSN+, TSN site/app, RDS site/app |
| UK | ITV | ITVX |
| Singapore | Singtel | Singtel TV GO, MeWatch |
| Malaysia | — | — |
| Hong Kong | — | — |
| India | DD Sports | Fancode |
