Le sélectionneur de l'Eire, Giovanni Trapattoni, a appelé vendredi le gardien des Bohemians, Brian Murphy, en remplacement de Kieren Westwood (Coventry) blessé pour affronter la France en barrages qualificatifs au Mondial-2010, le 14 novembre à Croke Park et 18 au Stade de France.

La sélection de l'Eire contre la France:

Gardiens: Shay Given (Manchester City/ENG), Brian Murphy (Bohemians), Joe Murphy (Scunthorpe/ENG/D2)

Défenseurs : John O'Shea (Manchester United/ENG), Richard Dunne (Aston Villa/ENG), Stephen Kelly (Fulham/ENG), Kevin Kilbane (Hull/ENG), Eddie Nolan (Preston/ENG/D2), Sean St Ledger (Middlesbrough/ENG/D2) Paul McShane (Hull/ENG), Darren O'Dea (Reading/ENG/D2)

Milieux : Aiden McGeady (Celtic Glasgow/SCO), Damien Duff (Fulham/ENG), Darron Gibson (Manchester United/ENG), Glenn Whelan (Stoke/ENG), Keith Andrews (Blackburn/ENG), Liam Miller (Hibernian/SCO), Stephen Hunt (Hull/ENG), Andy Keogh (Wolverhampton/ENG), Liam Lawrence (Stoke/ENG)

Attaquants : Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton/ENG), Robbie Keane (Tottenham/ENG), Shane Long (Reading/ENG/D2), Leon Best (Coventry/ENG/D2), Anthony Stokes (Hibernian/SCO)