Martin O'Neill Names Ireland Team To Play Mexico

PJ Browne
By PJ Browne
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Ireland play Mexico at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey tonight. It's the first meeting of the two sides since the 2-2 draw 17 years ago.

Martin O'Neill took a largely inexperienced group to the US for the game. The starting XI features three players with just one cap.

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On the occasion of his 50th cap for Ireland, James McClean will captain the team.

Ireland team to play Mexico

Darren Randolph, Shane Duffy, Richard Keogh, John Egan, Cyrus Christie, Conor Hourihane, Daryl Horgan, Callum O'Dowda, James McClean, Daryl Murphy, David McGoldrick.

Subs:

Colin Doyle, Alex Pearce, Kevin Long, Andy Boyle, Eunan O'Kane, Stephen Gleeson, Wes Hoolahan, Alan Browne

On the bench, Kevin Long and Alan Browne will be hoping to make their Ireland debuts while Colin Doyle will be looking to add to his one cap for Ireland.

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Kick-off is at 1:30am Irish time. The game is live on eirSport 2.

Photo by David Maher/Sportsfile

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