IRELAND will face fellow World Cup debutants Zambia in Tallaght on June 22.
The FAI has announced that Vera Pauw’s side will host the African opposition as part of their build-up to the finals in Australia the following month.
The fixture comes two weeks before they play France at the same venue in what is their send-off game before travelling Down Under.
It will be the first time that the two countries have met.
Zambia qualified for their finals by finishing third in the African Cup of Nations.
Ireland are currently taking part in a training camp in Spain which saw them play Germany behind closed doors last Friday. They face China on Wednesday.
They will also have another camp in April.