Republic of Ireland defender Nathan Collins has been ruled out of tomorrow's friendly with New Zealand.
The Kildare native sustained an ankle ligament injury in Saturday's loss to the Netherlands.
Manager Stephen Kenny is hopeful, however, that Evan Ferguson will be fit.
The Brighton attacker was substituted early in the second half in Amsterdam.
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Under-21 manager Jim Crawford says he had no issue with Andrew Moran being called into the senior squad.
The on-loan Blackburn player was withdrawn from the under-21 squad that lost narrowly to Norway on Friday to join up with the senior panel.
Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s qualifier with Italy in Cork, Crawford dismissed criticism of the Moran call-up and backed him to feature against New Zealand.
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Spanish midfielder Gavi looks set to miss next summer's European Championships.
His club, Barcelona, has confirmed he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in Spain's win over Georgia last yesterday.
The 19-year-old will undergo surgery in the coming days.
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