Jess Fishlock: Major finals with Wales would be ‘best achievement’

Wales’ most-capped player and record goalscorer Jess Fishlock says reaching a major tournament with her country would be her “best achievement and biggest accomplishment.”

Wales will reach a major tournament for the first time if they can overcome Republic of Ireland over two-legs with a place at Euro 2025 in Switzerland up for grabs for the victor.

Wales host Ireland on Friday, 29 December before the return leg in Dublin on Tuesday, 3 December.

Fishlock, 37, inspired Wales in their semi-final victory over Slovakia and prior to the first leg of the final in Cardiff in front of a record crowd for a Wales women’s international, Fishlock says she is not looking too far ahead due to the “magnitude,” of the task.

“I’m excited, what is there to not be excited about? Massive games, these are the games you want to play in,” she told Feast of Football.

“I’m trying not to think too much about what could happen. If you do that, it can stop you from doing what you need to do in the moment.

“We have good players. We know what can happen if we play well and win these games. But the first thing is we have to perform. We have to do our jobs, basically.

“Occasions like this, the magnitude of it can be overwhelming so I go into them with the thought process of playing the game I love, the way I have my whole career and hopefully, hopefully that will be enough.”