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James McCarthy likely to miss Ireland's World Cup qualifiers this month

Republic of Ireland midfielder James McCarthy is a major doubt for the upcoming World Cup qualifi...
Will O'Callaghan
Will O'Callaghan

12.06 4 Mar 2021


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James McCarthy likely to miss...

James McCarthy likely to miss Ireland's World Cup qualifiers this month

Will O'Callaghan
Will O'Callaghan

12.06 4 Mar 2021


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Republic of Ireland midfielder James McCarthy is a major doubt for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers later this month. 

The 30-year-old came off after an hour of Crystal Palace's goalless draw against Manchester United in the Premier League with a suspected reaggravation of a groin injury.

McCarthy was starting his first game for Palace since initially picking up the issue in late January and he's only featured twice for Ireland since 2016 due to a succession of injuries.

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Stephen Kenny's Ireland kick off their 2020 World Cup qualification away to Serbia on Wednesday, March 24th before hosting Luxembourg at the Aviva Stadium three days later.

"Yes it’s a concern because the injury which kept him out was an injury in the groin region and he felt it again," Palace boss Roy Hodgson said of McCarthy's withdrawal.

“It is a major concern and if it turns out he can’t play in the next couple of games, it will be a major blow for us because I thought he did very well in the 60 minutes he played.

“He is a player we would like to see available but he is another in the course of the season who has missed a lot of games for injury or personal reasons.”


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