Kolo Muani rounds Gavin Bazunu but is forced wide. He tries a backheel to Olivier Giroud but Nathan Collins gets a crucial touch to stop the striker getting a proper connection on the ball.

That's the first time France have got in and they almost made it count.

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You can't hear a live text, but this picture give a good indication of the atmosphere in Dublin.

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Mbappe tries to find Kolo Muani but O'Shea is alert and manages to clear.

Hernandez tries a very optimistic long ball and it goes out of play beyond the stretching Pavard.

Cue ironic cheers.

Ogbene is almost in down the right but Theo Hernandez wins the foot race and manages to clear.

It's been a bright start from the hosts.

Stephen Kelly
Former Republic of Ireland defender on RTE

All you have to do is look at Seamus Coleman's reaction to Ogbene's tackle on Mbappe. Ogbene is rapid, not as quick as Mbappe but he is very quick and someone we can utilise in the defensive aspect if that's where you're looking at.

Kolo Muaini meets Dara O'Shea and the Irishman comes out on top.

The hosts are being physical to try and break up the French passing and it is working so far.

Ogbene wins a free-kick off Mbappe as the French captain tried to win the ball back.

It's launched down the line and Even Ferguson gets to it. He gets in ahead of Konate but his cross is easily cleared.

There's a massive boo as the French work the ball back to their defence from kick-off.

The men in white are happy to knock it about in the early stages.

Let's go!

Will the hosts pull off an almighty shock?

Seamus Coleman and Kylian Mbappe are up for the coin toss.

I wonder if the Frenchman will see this fan.

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The main man.

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Here come to teams to an almighty roar.

We're almost ready to go.

First up we have the anthems.

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Stephen Kenny has challenged the Republic of Ireland to meet France with "fire and ice" if they are to avoid a "slow death" in their opening Euro 2024 qualifier at the Aviva Stadium.

Ireland face the beaten World Cup finalists, who opened their campaign with a 4-0 win over the Netherlands, in Dublin on Monday.

New captain Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France hammered the Dutch.

"I think we'll show - and we'll need to show - fire and ice," Kenny said.

"We need to show fire, we need to have that level of tenacity in our play and aggression in our play, but also have composure in possession and have that level of calm in our play in possession. It's trying to combine the two."

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What a night it would be to make history.

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BBC Sport NI at Aviva Stadium

If you wanted a barometer of just how highly Evan Ferguson is regarded by Irish fans, even at this early stage of his career, his name being read out easily attracted the biggest roar from the Aviva Stadium crowd.

No prizes for guessing who got the biggest jeer. Yep, a certain jet-heeled Paris St-Germain superstar.

The Irish famed for being creative with their swear words, but the term 'Thierry Henry' is still up there as one of the worst things to say.

The legendary French striker is not fondly remembered in Dublin and beyond after his infamous handball that played a big role in the Republic not making it to the 2010 World Cup.

No controversy like this tonight, please and thank you!

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It's safe to say the French fans aren't bricking it ahead of this one anyway.

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One player is the hottest prospect in football, the other is Kylian Mbappe.

Ferguson, 18, was on target as the Republic beat Latvia 3-2 in a friendly last week on his first senior start.

"He's a good striker, an important striker for that team," said Mbappe.

Ferguson, 18,scored twiceto help Brighton reach the FA Cup semi-finals and has been attracting rave reviews in his first season in the Premier League.

"We've seen some clips about him, of course," added the 24-year-old Paris St Germain star, who scored three goals in December's World Cup final.

"But we hope tomorrow he's going to do nothing and that means we are going to win and we're going to do our job. But he is a good player."

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Brighton teenager Evan Ferguson says the growing hype over his performances "is just talk" after he scored his first international goal on Wednesday.

The 18-year-old netted on his first start as the Republic of Ireland beat Latvia 3-2 in a friendly in Dublin.

Ferguson was dubbed a "superstar" after scoring twice to help Brighton reach the FA Cup semi-finals.

"It doesn't really bother me. It's just a game of football. It's all talk with people getting excited," he said.

Ferguson is having a breakthrough season with Brighton and has netted seven goals for the Premier League club this season.

"It's just gone so quick. There's no break so there is no time to sit back and think about what I am doing," he added.

"It's just week by week, there is another thing going or another game. It's just trying to concentrate on the next."

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Now, that's a throwback!

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