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Steve Finnan starts for the Republic

last updated Saturday 06th October 2001, 11:10 AM
Steve Finnan of fulhamFulham's Steve Finnan has been given a starting place in the Republic of Ireland squad to face Cyprus in Dublin on Saturday by boss Mick McCarthy.

Finnan has been capped nine times for the Republic and scored his only goal so far during the 3-1 victory over Finland in November last year. He also made the run and cross from which Jason McAteer scored the shock winner against Holland last month.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND TEAM
    
 

 Shay GIVEN

  

(Newcastle)

Steve
FINNAN 

Gary
BREEN 

Steve
STAUNTON 

Ian
HARTE 

(Fulham) 

(Coventry) 

(Aston Villa) 

(Leeds United) 
    
Mark
KENNEDY 		 Matt
HOLLAND 		 Roy
KEANE (c) 		 Kevin
KILBANE 
(Wolves)  (Ipswich)  (Man Utd)  (Sunderland) 
    
  David
CONNOLLY 		 Niall
QUINN 		  
  (Wimbledon)  (Sunderland) 

Whatever the result against Cyprus, the Irish are already assured of at least second place in the group but they would have to score at least nine goals to finish top and gain automatic entry to the finals if Portugal gain an expected win against Estonia in Lisbon on Saturday night.

Republic of Ireland squad:
Given (Newcastle), Kiely (Charlton), Kelly (Blackburn); Harte (Leeds), Cunningham (Wimbledon), Finnan (Fulham), Staunton (Aston Villa), Breen (Coventry), O'Brien (Newcastle), Fleming (Middlesbrough); Kinsella (Charlton), Roy Keane (Manchester United), Carsley (Coventry), McAteer (Blackburn), Holland (Ipswich), Kilbane(Sunderland), Kennedy (Wolves), McPhail (Leeds); Quinn (Sunderland), Robbie Keane (Leeds), Connolly (Wimbledon), Morrison (Crystal Palace).
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