Ireland vs. USA: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview

Both the USA and the Republic of Ireland will be looking to bounce back from their weekend losses when they face off against each other at Dublin's Aviva Stadium in Tuesday's international friendly.

Martin O'Neill and Jurgen Klinsmann will both be eager to end 2014 on a high with the USMNT struggling for consistency after the World Cup and Ireland similarly hit and miss.

Although nominally a friendly, there is plenty on the line in the Irish capital with both managers likely to try out several new players as they look for their best team going forward.

Read on for full scheduling information for the encounter as well as television and live-streaming details and a preview.

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 18

Time: 7:45 p.m. GMT, 2:45 p.m. ET

TV Info: Premier Sports (UK), ESPN2 (US)

Live Stream: Premier Player, ESPN Player

Preview

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Ireland come into Tuesday's game on the back of their first defeat in Euro 2016 qualifying, dished out in the form of a 1-0 loss to Scotland on Friday.

However, O'Neill has created an effective unit since taking over a year ago, as qualifying wins over Georgia and Gibraltar and a draw with world champions Germany have proven.

O'Neill was clearly disappointed with the Celtic Park loss but is aiming to move forward by handing Derby full-back Cyrus Christie and Ipswich striker David McGoldrick their debuts on Tuesday, and he insists he wants his side to return to winning ways, per BBC Sport:

"I'd like to see how a few of the players are going to cope with this type of game but I'd also like to get back to winning."

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Indeed, while only a friendly, another loss in Dublin would end a strong 2014 on a sour note. 

The Irish will be without Robbie Keane and Darron Gibson, the former having returned to LA Galaxy for the MLS playoffs with the latter picking up a minor knee problem.

However, O'Neill and his assistant Roy Keane will be looking for new blood to step up to the plate with McGoldrick having performed well so far this season for Ipswich—scoring five goals per WhoScored.com—and impressing many, including Guardian and ESPN football writer Nick Ames:

The USA have shown a tendency to switch off at times in their performances since the World Cup and Ireland must look to exploit that, especially as the visitors' talismanic keeper Tim Howard is currently taking a break from international duty, thus weakening the last line of defence.

Equally, Klinsmann has released four players after their recent 2-1 loss to Colombia with Jermaine Jones, Lee Nguyen, DeAndre Yedlin and DaMarcus Beasley all returning to the US for the MLS playoffs.

Thus, the German manager will be forced into making a number of changes for the Dublin encounter, although that allows him the perfect opportunity to continue his next phase of development post the World Cup and throw some younger players into an international environment, per MLS Soccer:

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The earlier that we can throw the players into a stress environment, into a very demanding environment, the better it is. And that is why we try to get games here [in Europe] and going down in the future to South America. And to keep learning and keep losing to get that experience. That’s what these guys need. They need to understand what it really takes to master the game at a higher level and hopefully get the results down the road. We play for wins, no matter where we go. We want results and we want to earn respect wherever we go.

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The 18-year-old striker Rubio Rubin impressed against Colombia and proved a decent foil for veteran Jozy Altidore at Craven Cottage.

Klinsmann will likely keep the strike pairing against Ireland as O'Neill's men will be more vulnerable to the duo's interplay than the superior Colombians.

Equally, the US need to—and should—keep the ball better against the Irish as a lack of possession eventually saw them squander a 1-0 lead against Colombia, per American soccer expert Charles Boehm:

The Aviva Stadium will be a cauldron of noise on Tuesday, very little of which will be in support of the US team and Klinsmann will likely have prepared his players for such an atmosphere. 

Ireland can harness that atmosphere to full effect but they face a high-quality side in the USA who proved at the World Cup that they are a match for some of the best teams in the world.

Both sides will be looking to end 2014 on a high but with somewhat different lineups to their usual starting teams. The more ambitious side should take the victory on Tuesday with new players presented with a fine opportunity to make an early mark.