Jim Crawford: 'It's huge, probably the most important U21 game to date'

Tomorrow's Group F tie in Sweden is make-or-break for an Irish team that has produced mixed performances and results so far in this Euro 2023 qualifying campaign

Republic of Ireland U22 manager Jim Crawford Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Jim Crawford has challenged his Republic of Ireland U21 players to deliver the kind of performance and result in Sweden that can propel the team to a first major tournament – and put themselves in the picture for senior recognition.

The young Boys in Green face the Scandinavians tomorrow in the town of Borås, 40 minutes east of Gothenburg, in the qualifying phase for the Euro 2023 finals which will be held in Romania and Georgia next year.