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McCabe's sure Ireland can kick on after World Cup experience

- MARK MCCADDEN

KATIE MCCABE says she expects to be at the next European Championships in two years' time. 

The long road to the finals kicks off on Saturday when the Girls in Green host Northern Ireland at the Aviva Stadium, in front of an anticipated 30,000-plus crowd.

The outcome of the inaugural Women's Nations League will decide where teams are placed in next year's Euro 2025 qualifiers.

So, topping the table ahead of Northern Ireland, Hungary and Albania, as Ireland are favourites to do, would greatly improve their qualification prospects.

"We qualified for the World Cup. I am sure fans will be expecting us to qualify for the Euros as well and we expect that from ourselves," declared the Arsenal ace.

"That is where we want to get to. I said before the World Cup I don't just want this to be a once-off, these are our standards now and we want to push on from that.