Everton midfielder Seamus Coleman has been included in Giovanni Trapattoni's squad for the Republic of Ireland's friendly against Croatia in Dublin on August 10.The Italian manager's squad included a major surprise - the inclusion of Wigan youngster James McCarthy, who has won three caps for his adopted country, Scotland.
Trapattoni told the Irish FA's website: "Following on from our last successful trip with four wins behind us, this game will be an important decider ahead of our next Euro 2012 qualifier game versus Slovakia on September 2.
"Many players will be given the opportunity to shine against a very strong opposition. Croatia are currently ranked eighth in FIFA's world rankings, and will undoubtedly be a tough match for us."
The squad also includes ex-Everton players Richard Dunne and Kevin Kilbane.
The full 32-man squad is as follows: Shay Given (Man City), Kieran Westwood (Sunderland), David Forde (Millwall), John O'Shea (Sunderland), Paul McShane (Hull), Kevin Foley (Wolves), Martin Kelly (Fulham), Richard Dunne (Aston Villa), Sean St Ledger (Leicester), Darren O'Dea (Celtic), Damien Delaney (Ipswich), Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa), Kevin Kilbane (Hull), Stephen Ward (Wolves), Seamus Coleman (Everton), Darron Gibson (Manchester United), Glenn Whelan (Stoke), Keith Andrews (Blackburn), Keith Fahey (Birmingham), Stephen Hunt (Wolves), Liam Lawrence (Portsmouth), James McCarthy (Wigan), Keith Treacy (Preston), Marc Wilson (Stoke), Damien Duff (Fulham), Aiden McGeady (Spartak Moscow), Andy Keogh (Wolves), Robbie Keane (Tottenham), Kevin Doyle (Wolves), Jonathan Walters (Stoke), Shane Long (Reading), Simon Cox (West Brom).
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