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Ireland, dressed all in green, get us under way in this final.

Netherlands: Veenendaal (GK), Leurink, De Waard, Dirkse van den Heuvel (c), Welten, Van Maasakker, Matla, Van den Assem, Stam, Van Geffen, De Goede

Ireland: McFerran (GK), Evans, Mullan (C), McCay, Pinder, Upton, Watkins, Colvin, Matthews, O'Flanagan, Wilson

I'm not sure I've ever seen smiles as big as what we've just seen from the Irish during the national anthems in any sport.

Amazing to see. Now onto the match...

The Countess of Wessex is shaking hands with all of the players before the anthems.

The Netherlands' anthem is first...

Sally Walton
London 2012 bronze-medallist

The Netherlands are the world number ones and have been for years. They make the game look so simple - they are so, so clinical. A really well-oiled machine.

But Ireland face a huge challenge if they are going complete a remarkable win today.

They face the Netherlands, the defending champions, the seven-time winners.

The Dutch have gobbled up every tournament on offer in the last couple of years winning the EuroHockey Championships and the World League Final in 2017. In fact they haven't lost since losing that thrilling Olympic final to Team GB at Rio 2016.

So far in this World Cup they have scored 29 goals. Ireland have scored six.

The teams are in the tunnel. Ireland captain Kathryn Mullan is beaming. She looks like she cannot wait to get going. Nerves? No chance.

Both sides now sprint out onto the pitch...

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Sally Walton
London 2012 bronze-medallist

Ireland are riding the crest of a wave. They are buoyant and confident. They have nothing to lose and they just need to go out there and enjoy the occasion.

If they can keep it tight at the beginning they've got a real chance.

That semi-final shootout win was Ireland's second in a row in the knockout stage. They've certainly had to hold their nerve to get to their first World Cup final.

22-year-old goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerran has been the hero. She made crucial saves in both shootouts.

Ireland have not been free scoring in this tournament but have only been behind once so far.

They topped a group containing England, one of the pre-tournament favourites, to reach the quarter-finals for the first time and then beat India and Spain.

No Ireland team has ever made the final of a World Cup at senior level in any sport.

This team has done so despite being largely made up of amateur players, up against teams with significantly greater budgets such as today's opponents the Netherlands, England and the USA.

Ireland got to this stage with a dramatic shootout win in the semi-final against Spain.

Watch the highlights below...

It's a boiling hot day at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre in London.

Seven Nations Army is being played. The match will be begin in less than 10 minutes.

Image source, EPA

Hello there. This is already being described one of THE great sporting stories.

Ireland are ranked 16th in the world. They had not qualified for a World Cup since 2002. They have NEVER qualified for an Olympic games.

Now they are in the World Cup final, up against the best team in the world.

Whatever happens, this team has already made Irish sporting history.

Image source, PA

They started the tournament as minnows - the second lowest ranked team in the competition.

Now Ireland's hockey team are a game away from glory.

A remarkable run has taken them all the way to the World Cup final.