Republic of Ireland record against Group E opponents

Qualifying: Third in Group D, beat Bosnia and Herzegovina in play-offs
Top scorer: Robbie Keane (5 goals)
Qualifying record: P10 W5 D3 L2 F19 A7 Pts18, drew 1-1 and won 2-0 v Bosnia and Herzegovina in play-offs
EURO best: group stage 1988 & 2012
Last EURO: 2012 (group stage)
EURO appearances: 2 (1988, 2012)

Republic of Ireland v Sweden (18.00CET, 13 June, Saint-Denis)

EURO P2 W0 D1 L1 F1 A2
World Cup P4 W0 D1 L3 F3 A8
Friendlies P4 W3 D0 L1 F9 A6

• The teams were drawn together in the same qualifying group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Sweden came from behind to win 2-1 in Dublin, with goals from Johan Elmander and Anders Svensson, after drawing 0-0 in Solna, yet neither country made it to Brazil.
• Those were their first competitive meetings for 43 years. Sweden also had the better of their EURO '72 qualifiers, drawing 1-1 away and winning 1-0 in Solna thanks to a goal from Tom Turesson.
• Team-mates in the English Premier League include Martin Olsson and Wes Hoolahan at Norwich City, with Sebastian Larsson and Ola Toivonen playing alongside Ireland captain John O'Shea at Sunderland.

Republic of Ireland v Belgium (15.00CET, 18 June, Bordeaux)

EURO P2 W0 D2 L0 F2 A2
World Cup P5 W0 D3 L2 F7 A9
Friendlies P6 W3 D0 L3 F11 A14

• Matches between these countries have traditionally been tight, with four of the last six fixtures drawn and Belgium winning the other two by a one-goal margin.
• Two of those draws – 2-2 in Brussels, 0-0 in Dublin – came in qualifying for the 1988 UEFA European Championship as Ireland reached the finals for the first time. There have been no subsequent meetings in this competition.
• The most recent games took place in November 1997 as Belgium defeated Ireland 3-2 on aggregate in a play-off for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Luc Nilis scored in both legs for the Red Devils.

Republic of Ireland v Italy (21.00CET, 22 June, Lille)

EURO P3 W0 D0 L3 F1 A7
World Cup P4 W1 D2 L1 F4 A4
Friendlies P6 W1 D1 L4 F4 A9

• The teams met at UEFA EURO 2012 in Poznan – their first UEFA European Championship final tournament encounter – Cesare Prandelli's Italy overcoming Giovanni Trapattoni's Republic of Ireland 2-0 thanks to goals from Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli.
• It was the fourth time that Trapattoni had led Ireland against his compatriots and his first defeat after two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying draws and a 2-0 friendly win in Liege.
• A Salvatore Schillaci strike in Rome was enough for Italy to beat Ireland in the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup. Four years later, Ireland defeated the Azzurri by the same scoreline during the group stage courtesy of a Ray Houghton goal.
• The countries also crossed paths on the road to the 1972 UEFA European Championship, Italy winning 3-0 at home and 2-1 away, with Roberto Boninsegna and Pierino Prati on target in both games.