The Blues pair have been named in manager Brian Kerr's 23-man squad for the game against The World Cup holders at Landsdowne Road, Dublin on Wednesday, 18th February. Republic Of Ireland: Carr (Tottenham), Carsley (Everton), Connolly (West Ham), Cunningham (Birmingham City), Delap (Southampton), Doherty (Tottenham), Duff (Chelsea), Dunne (Man City), Given (Newcastle), Finnan (Liverpool), Harte (Leeds), Holland (Charlton), Kavanagh (Cardiff), Keane (Tottenham), Kenny (Sheffield United), Kilbane (Everton), Lee (Cardiff), McAteer (Sunderland), Morrison (Birmingham City), Murphy (West Brom), O’Brien (Newcastle), O’Shea (Man United), Reid (Nottingham Forest).
Brazil: Cafu (Milan), Belletti (Villareal), Juninho Paulista (Middelesbrough), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Kaká (Milan), Juninho Pernambucano (Lyon), Lúcio (Bayer Leverkusen), Juan (Bayer Leverkusen), Kleberson (Manchester United), Júlio Baptista (Sevilla), Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Adriano (Internazionale), Luís Fabiano (São Paulo), Marcos (Palmeiras), Dida (Milan), Roque Júnior (Siena), Edmilson (Lyon), Gilberto Silva (Arsernal), Emerson (Roma), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid), Júnior (Siena), Zé Roberto (Bayern Munchen).