England vs Ireland live stream: how to watch today's football match from anywhere

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The great news for footy fans in the UK is that this international friendly clash at Wembley will be shown exclusively live on ITV.

The match will also be streamed on ITV Hub at the same time and will be available to watch on catch-up thereafter. And as its ITV, you'll be able to watch 100% for free - provided you've got a valid UK TV license, of course.

For added on-the-go viewing convenience, it has an excellent app that's available on nearly anything that plugs in these days - just give it a search on your device, phone or console of choice.

Anyone from the UK who finds themselves abroad during ITV's re-airing of these classic football matches can use a VPN to tune into the coverage they normally would at home. 

Coverage on ITV begins at 7.30pm GMT ahead of the 7.45pm kick-off

The great newsier footy fans in Ireland is that tonights match will be shown live on free-to-air RTÉ 2, with coverage starting at 7.30pm. If you're not about, don't worry as the match match will also be available for streaming via the national broadcaster's online platform, RTÉ Player. 

If you're in the US, ESPN has the rights to show England vs Republic of Ireland, which kicks off at 2.45pm ET/11.45am PT. 

However, it won't be available on any of its linear channels. The game will instead be shown on the sports network's streaming service ESPN+.

ESPN+ only costs $5.99 per month and allows you to watch online as well as via its mobile app and TV streamer apps on the likes of Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, PS4 and Xbox.

Having snapped up the rights to the Nations League, you'll need to tune in to Optus Sport to watch live coverage of England vs Republic of Ireland if you're down under. 

Make sure you set an alarm though – kick-off is at 5.45am AEDT on Friday morning.

If you're not in Oz, using a VPN will allow you to watch the coverage on your Optus account. 

The bad news for Canadian soccer fans is that tonight's clash between England and Ireland doesn't look like its set to available to watch live in the region.

TSN 2 will be showing delayed coverage, however, with the match set to be shown in full from 9pm ET, but if you'd rather watch the match as it happens, the only alternative is to grab a VPN as discussed above and try and catch the coverage from somewhere else in the world (although you'll likely need credit card details in your country of choice).

England vs Republic of Ireland is being aired on Sky Sport 7, with kick-off at 7.45am NZT on Friday morning.

Sky Sport is available in New Zealand as part of a range of pay TV packages. Subscribers can watch online using the country's Sky Go service, while cord cutters and anyone else can try the Sky Sport Now streaming-only platform - where a weekly pass costs just $19.99.

Kiwis away from the islands can use the VPN route described above to tune in to their service of choice just like they would at home.