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Some New Faces Could Be Given Chance Vs Iceland

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12:14 27 Mar 2017


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A number of players could be given an opportunity to impress when the Republic of Ireland face Iceland in a friendly on Tuesday.

With the likes of Glenn Whelan, Jon Walters, John O'Shea and James McCarthy returning to their clubs, it could give the chance to a number of players who have been staking their claim for a starting berth following good form for their clubs.

The likes of Conor Hourihane, Daryl Horgan and John Egan will be among the players who will be hoping to don the Green jersey for the first time in the clash against an Icelandic side who were one of the most talked about teams during Euro 2016.

They qualified for a major tournament for the first time at last Summer's Euros, bringing with them an energetic bunch of fans and the now famous 'thunderclap'.

They also shocked England in the last 16 of the competition, coming away with a 2-1 win to face Irish conquerers France in the quarter-finals, where they went down by 5 goals to 2.

They've continued their good form in their World Cup Qualification campaign, where they sit in 2nd place in Group I with 10 points from their opening 5 games. Their only defeat of the campaign has come at the hands of Croatia.


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