UEFA Nations League: How to watch Wales vs Ireland live on Sept 6

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Ryan Giggs will lead Wales to go-head-to head with Ireland in his first home game as his country's coach. LiveSoccerTV is on hand to provide all the info you need to watch the encounter.

Match Preview

Wales will kick-start its UEFA Nations League journey by hosting Ireland at the Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday. The match will see Ryan Giggs make his bow at home as head coach for the Dragons for the first time ever.

The former Manchester United superstar took over the mantle to manage affairs from Chris Coleman back in January but had to wait until March to sit in the dugout for the first time. In retrospect, the 44-year-old manager oversaw the 6-0 humiliation of China in the Guangxi Sports Center Stadium.

Star of the side Gareth Bale bagged a hat-trick before being substituted in that encounter and he will hope to continue in his fine form which has been witnessed at Real Madrid in the new league season.

His nation, on the other hand, will hope their key man's success will rub off them as they are without a win in two games after thumping the Chinese. The Dragons fell at home to Uruguay via a 1-0 scoreline and drew 0:0 with Colombia in the subsequent friendly.

For Ireland, the trip back to the Cardiff City Stadium brings back fond memories. Prior to getting their World Cup qualification hopes squashed in the playoffs by Denmark, Martin O'Neil's side dashed Wales' chances by winning 1-0 in the final game of the European qualifications.

Nonetheless, with the Republic missing the prospective starting eleven players including Shane Long, James McCarthy, Robbie Brady, Scott Hogan, and Sean Maguire through injuries, the test will be a difficult one to overcome.

Ireland may still fancy their chances as the head-to-head statistics suggest that they have won six out of 15 meetings with Wales. The visitors have been on the losing end on five occasions and have drawn four times.