A one-nil win against Scotland has seen Ireland qualify for the Women's World Cup for the first time.

The team are heading to Australia and New Zealand next summer following their win at Hampden Park in Glasgow.

Coach Vera Pauw said the players deserve to be one of the 32 teams to compete.

She told Off The Ball they stuck to the game plan.

"We're going to the World Cup, so who cares!", she said after the game on Tuesday.

"I just couldn't believe it, every second I was watching my watch.

Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw and Denise O'Sullivan of Republic of Ireland after the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 Play-off match between Scotland and Republic of Ireland at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. Picture by: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

"If they set themselves a mindset that this is what we're going to do, we buy into the game plan, we believe in the game plan that we had set and they would go for it.

"We had said this game was about one defensive moment and one attacking moment," she said.

"We deliberately said it; we said 'this is 45 minutes, this is our moment - we deserve it, this is our moment, there's no other team going to the World Cup than we'," she added.

🟢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗪 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪⚪️

🗣"It makes this year a beautiful year instead of a year that needs to pass very quickly."@VeraPauw couldn't stop praising her players, but found a moment for her to share with her husband.

Football with @SkyIreland #OUTBELIEVE pic.twitter.com/yandqykHES

— Off The Ball (@offtheball) October 11, 2022

Defender Niamh Fahey said it has not sunk in yet.

"I can't put it into words, I'm still in a bit of disbelief that we're actually going.

"It hasn't sunk in, but just relief; we've been trying for so long... and we're actually going now.

"We're going to the World Cup - amazing," she added.

🟢𝗡𝗜𝗔𝗠𝗛 𝗙𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪⚪️

🗣"I'm still in a bit of disbelief that we're actually going."

🗣"I can't say it enough, we're going to the world cup."

Niamh Fahey reflects a whole nation in this interview.

Football with @SkyIreland #OUTBELIEVE pic.twitter.com/rQKDfFGKua

— Off The Ball (@offtheball) October 11, 2022

Main image: Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw celebrates after the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 Play-off match between Scotland and Ireland at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. Picture by: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile