Ireland captain Katie McCabe declares herself fit after injury scare

McCabe was substituted 30 minutes into Ireland's 3-0 defeat to France on Thursday night.

THUMBS UP: Katie McCabe at Dublin Airport ahead of the Republic of Ireland's flight to Australia for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Katie McCabe has allayed fears over the ankle injury which forced her off in Ireland’s final official World Cup warm-up match against France on Thursday.

The Girls in Green open their first-ever major tournament on Thursday, July 20 by facing co-hosts Australia in Sydney before meeting Canada on July 26 in Perth and Nigeria five days later in Brisbane. Two of the four nations from the group progress to the last-16.