Dave Connell's team narrowly lost 1-0 to Germany in their Group 1 opener at Tallaght Stadium but a positive performance has left midfielder Jessica Gargan enthused about bouncing back.
The former Peamount United ace, now based in the United States at Quinnipiac University, insists that Ireland can overcome their next opponent and get back in the mix for reaching this summer's finals.
"We were disappointed with the loss to Germany and I know a lot of people will say that losing 1-0 to them is good, but we felt that we could have got something from the game as we put them under a lot of pressure," said Gargan.
"We will take a lot of positives from that game - particularly from the second half when we changed our formation and pressed them high. But we move on now to the next game with the belief that we can take the three points."
Gargan was part of 'The History Girls' squad in 2014 that reached the UEFA European semi-finals, so she knows what it takes to join the elite teams at the top level.
It is why the 19-year-old is adamant that this current squad can get past Azerbaijan on Thursday and Poland on Sunday afternoon. Why? Because they are a team on and off the pitch.
"We have been together as a group for five or six years now, so we know each other inside out. We have each other's back and if someone falls down there will be someone to pick them back up," said Gargan.
"This next game is huge for us. We know what we have to do and everyone in the squad believes that we can win it - we just have to go out there and do it."
Fixtures
Thursday, April 7: Republic of Ireland v Azerbaijan - Tallaght Stadium, KO 19:30
Sunday, April 10: Republic of Ireland v Poland - Tallaght Stadium, KO 14:00
Tickets are available at Tallaght Stadium, priced €5 for adults and €2 for children