Overview
- The UK anthem God Save the King was mistakenly played for the Republic of Ireland Women's Under-19s before their European qualifier in Albena, Bulgaria, drawing jeers from the crowd.
- After the music stopped, the Ireland players sang Amhrán na bhFiann unaccompanied, an episode captured in a video shared by TOTAP Las Damas.
- Sweden won 3-1, with Ella Lundin scoring twice early, Katie Lawlee replying in the 73rd minute, and Agnes Ekberg adding a late goal.
- This was Ireland's opening game in the U19 qualifying group, with Sweden described in reports as favourites to progress.
- Ireland continue their campaign with fixtures against Poland on Saturday and hosts Bulgaria on Tuesday, as coverage also noted past anthem mix-ups such as AFCON 2022.