The Ireland Women's National Team recorded a 4-0 victory over Kazakhstan to advance to the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying Play-Off Final.

This was the second leg of a Round One Play-Off with Ireland taking an 8-0 led into the game in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork following a brilliant display in Astana.

Jessie Stapleton got Ireland off the mark with a headed finish at the back post on 40 minutes. It was the Dubliner's second goal in as many games and her fourth overall for the WNT.

Captain Katie McCabe was next up as she drilled in her 35th senior goal on 48 minutes as the home team's dominance started to get rewarded.

Substitute Lucy Quinn made her mark on 70 minutes with a fine finish before Sky Ireland Player of the Match Denise O'Sullivan converted from close range three minutes later.

In front of 10,334, Ireland showed their quality and got the win (finishing up 12-0 on aggregate) to progress into Round Two, where they will face Poland in a bid to secure qualification to the World Cup.

The Play-Off Final against Poland will start away before bringing the tie back to the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, December 5th - tickets for that game will go on sale from Friday, October 16th.

Ireland: Courtney Brosnan; Aoife Mannion (Lucy Quinn 62), Anna Patten (Tyler Toland 46), Hayley Nolan, Jessie Stapleton, Katie McCabe; Megan Connolly, Denise O’Sullivan, Shanade Hopcroft (Marissa Sheva 46); Abbie Larkin (Amber Barrett 62), Emily Murphy (Kyra Carusa 81).

Kazakhstan:Angelina Portnova; Alexandra Burova, Anastassiya Nizamutdinova (Leila Sadykova 63), Bibigul Nurusheva, Anastassiya Vlassova; Yekaterina Babshuk, Karina Zhumabaikyzy (Kazyna Norbayeva HT), Asselkhan Turlybekova (Kristina Shustova 79); Aida Gaistenova; Amina Bibossynova (Tomiris Rakhatzhan 88), Fatima Satygaliyeva (Valeriya Popova 63).

Referee: Michaela Pachtová (Czechia).

Sky Ireland Player of the Match: Denise O'Sullivan.