Rivals in national team competition. The Republic of Ireland announced the squad for the May tournament matches
Ireland's national team coach Steven Kenny has published the list of players who will prepare for the Nations League matches in June.
The Irish team, which is the opponent of Ukraine's national team in the League of Nations, announced today the squad for the June matches. The head coach of the "Green Army," Stephen Kenny, named 27 players who will prepare for matches against Ukraine, Scotland, and Armenia.
Ireland Squad
Goalkeepers: Mark Travers («Bournemouth», England), Gavin Bazunu («Manchester City», England), Kelleher Caoimhin («Liverpool», England).
Defenders: Shane Coleman («Everton», England), Cyrus Christie («Fulham», England), Enda Stevens, John Egan (both — «Sheffield United», England), Ryan Manning («Swansea City», England), Shane Duffy («Brighton», England), Nathan Collins («Burnley», England), Dara O’Connor («West Bromwich Albion», England), Daragh Lenihan («Blackburn Rovers», England), James McClean («Wigan Athletic», England)
Midfielders: Conor Hourihane («Aston Villa», England), Josh Cullen («Anderlecht», Belgium), Jeff Hendrick («Newcastle United», England), Alan Browne («Preston North End», England), Jason Molby («West Bromwich Albion», England), Jason Knight («Derby County», England).
Forwards: Callum Robinson («West Bromwich Albion», England), Troy Parrott («Tottenham Hotspur», England), Scott Hogan («Birmingham City», England), Will Keane («Wigan Athletic», England), Chidozie Ogbene («Rotherham United», England), Michael Obafemi («Swansea City», England), Christopher Hamilton («Blackpool», England), Festy Ebosele («Derby County», England).
Recall that the second round match of the League of Nations between Ireland and Ukraine will take place on June 8 in Dublin at the «Aviva Stadium».
Calendar of Group V1 Matches for the 2022/2023 League of Nations
June 4, 2022
Armenia — Ireland 16.00
June 8, 2022
Scotland — Armenia 21.45
Ireland — Ukraine 21.45
June 11, 2022
Ukraine — Armenia 16.00
Ireland — Scotland 19.00
June 14, 2022
Armenia — Scotland 19.00
Ukraine — Ireland 21.45
September 21, 2022
Scotland — Ukraine 21.45
September 24, 2022
Armenia — Ukraine 16.00
Scotland — Ireland 21.45
September 27, 2022
Ireland — Armenia 21.45
Ukraine — Scotland 21.45
The matches are scheduled according to Kyiv time.
The group winner will advance to League A for the cycle-2024/2025, while the bottom team will be relegated to League C.
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