Republic of Ireland captain Séamus Coleman has been ruled out of Tuesday’s friendly with Hungary due to a hamstring problem. The Everton defender arrived in the training camp with the injury but had hoped to be fit for the fixture in Budapest. Coleman, who was appointed skipper in September 2016 following Robbie Keane’s international retirement, played no part in that game. The rest of Kenny’s squad will travel to the Hungarian capital later on Sunday from their training base in Girona, Spain. Having failed to qualify for Euro 2020, the midweek friendly is Ireland’s final scheduled outing before their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign resumes away to Portugal on September 1st.

Source: The Irish Times June 06, 2021 10:52 UTC