The coach of the “Green army” Martin O’neill decided on the final squad for the European championship.
For the European championship O’neill took the three main guards in the history of the national team – goalkeeper Neck given, defender John O’shea and the best scorer in the history of Robbie Keane, who was included in the squad despite a calf injury.
The national team of Ireland for Euro 2016:
Goalkeepers: Shay Given (Stoke City), Darren Randolph (West Ham), Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday).
Defenders: Seamus Coleman (Everton), Cyrus Christie (Derby County), Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa), Richard Keogh (Derby County), John O’shea (Sunderland), Shane Duffy (Blackburn), Stephen Ward (Burnley), Robert Brady (Norwich City FC).
Midfielders: Aiden McGeady (Sheffield Wednesday), James McClean (West Bromwich), Glenn Whelan (Stoke City), James McCarthy (Everton), Jeffrey Hendrick (Derby County), David Meyler (Hull City), Stephen Quinn (“Reading”), Wesley Hoolahan (Norwich City FC), Jonathan Walters (Stoke City).
Forwards: Robbie Keane (Los Angeles Galaxy), Shane Long (Southampton), Daryl Murphy (Ipswich).
In the group stage the Irish will play against Sweden (June 13, Saint-Denis), Belgium (18 June, Bordeaux) and Italy (22 June, Villeneuve-d’ascq).
See also: Wales presented the squad for the Euro 2016
Team Ireland at the third attempt I’ll try to get into the playoffs of the European championship. Four years ago on the fields of Ukraine and Poland, the British suffered three defeats with a goal difference of 1-9.
