All over in Austin, as goals in each half from Emily Fox and Lindsey Horan saw the Republic of Ireland WNT lose their opening friendly on their trip to the United States.

Late change for Ireland as O'Hanlon replaces Sheeva

Lindsey Horan converts, despite Brosnan getting a hand to it the penalty is converted

Penalty USA as Caldwell is penalised for dragging down Horan

Julie Ertz carded

Another big chance for the USA as Lavelle strikes at goal but Brosnan saves

Double change for Ireland on the hour mark, Littlejohn and O'Gorman replace Mannion and Farrelly.

All the USA so far in the second half, Denise O'Sullivan struck a volley that was well blocked in an early chance, however Mannion was needed to stop a dangerous low cross from Trinity Rodman, Rodman then had a header that went wide, Smith also had a chance the touch eluded her then Rodman had two more chances, one she skies from close range after beating Caldwell, the next was a header that Brosnan saved

Second Half underway

And that's the end of a pulsating half in Austin, Ireland holding their own here against the World Champions, the US ahead by an Emily Fox goal, the ball has been cleared off the line and also gone into the USA net but it remains 1-0 to the hosts

Ball in the net but will not count, anther excellent delivery by Payne into the area, Carusa is the target and it goes into the net, but she strayed offside , however it looks like the ball never touched her

Trinity Rodman came on to replace Swanson, daughter of Dennis she has plenty of sporting pedigree

The clock is at 47 minutes now but plenty of time yet to play in this opening half.

A lengthy stoppage see's Swanson stretchered off, her second injury of the day and that could see her miss the World Cup,

Stoppage in play here as Mallory Swanson is down again, this time it looks like she twisted her knee

Emily Fox has her first goal for the US, she was awarded all the space as no Irish defender closed her down and her effort from range beats Brosnan

Aoife Mannion goes into the notebook

Ireland now knocking on the door and almost get the opener, Payne with a cross into the area that causes havoc and leads to the chance, USA keeper Alyssa Naeher hooks the ball away from Carusa, but the danger remained as Denise O'Sullivan, Megan Connnolly and Katie McCabe all have shots blocked by American defenders.

Best chance of the night so far for Ireland, Quinn again at the back stick to head McCabe corner toward goal, Alex Morgan does enough to clear the ball off the line and prevent an Irish lead.

Plenty of pressure exerted by the hosts, Ireland struggling to leave their own half at the minute, McCabe needed treatment but is fine, O'Sullivan played a subline pass to Carusa but no one in support saw the move end, as the US stay knocking on the door

A couple of chances from the US that put Ireland under pressure, Sophie Smith almost connected with a ball floated into the area, while Lindsey Horan also met a terrific free kick by Rose Lavelle but good defending by Caldwell and Quinn put her under pressure and the ball went wide from her effort

Ireland have started quite brightly here, some nice touches in possession and the defence has been quite strong together in dealing with every US attack thus far

Early corner for Ireland as Katie McCabe and Sinead Farrelly both get stuck in early, McCabe delivered the corner to the back post where Louise Quinn headed but it went over

Kick off in Austin, later than what was expected

Now the anthems

The teams are out with O'Sullivan leading the Girls In green this evening, some interesting selections, with the wide wing backs tasked with running beyond Carusa, it could be energy sapping for many this evening but a test for the World Cup

Kick off just a few minutes away

A capacity crowd is expected in Austin, as a host of America's top players are out to showcase their talents this evening, cap number 215 for USA captain Becky Sauerbrunn , Julie Ertz is on the bench but will be honoured prior to the match for her 100th cap which she earned back in 2020, Alex Morgan leads the line, Malhalory Swanson and Sophia Smith both have quality and look to impress this evening

Team news is in and for Ireland, Sinead Farrelly a wonder story after an eight-year absence from the game, she signed a deal with NJ/NY Gotham FC and is now starting for the Irish this evening, the 33 year old looking to put the past behind her as she aims for a spot in the World Cup squad, Marissa Sheva and Aoife Mannion also are new comers to the squad since they qualified, both also start, Ireland look to be playing a 5-4-1, Katie McCabe slotting is at left wing back with Heather Payne on the other flank, Mannion Louise Quinn and Diane Caldwell are the three centre halves, Farrelly starts on the right of the midfield four with Sheva on the left, O'Sullivan starts in the middle beside Megan Connolly with Carusa leading the line

Denise O'Sullivan wins her 100th cap tonight and will wear the captain's armband to mark the occasion, also the armband will be in the pride flag colours, a message of solidarity with the LGBT community.

This will be the 14th meeting between USA and Ireland, with the last game taking place in August 2019 in California, with the USA winning on that occasion on a 3-0 score line

Good evening everyone and welcome along to our live updates on the action from the Q2 stadium in Austin, where the Republic of Ireland have a huge tie on their hands as they face the USWNT in the first of two friendlies, a big test but also one that can shape Ireland ahead of the World Cup, my name is Diarmuid Kearney and I will update all of the action this evening