Giovanni Trapattoni today (Friday, July 20) announced a 23 man squad to face Serbia in an international friendly on August 15 in Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia.

Making the announcement at the FAI's AGM Festival of Football in Ballybofey, Co. Donegal, the Republic of Ireland manager said, "This friendly offers us a great opportunity to try out younger players ahead of our World Cup qualifying campaign. As a result, I have decided to leave some of our senior players out of the squad for this fixture. Serbia are a very good team with a great football heritage, and will provide us with a great test before our game against Kazakhstan in September."

"I am looking forward to working with each of these players next month. As we prepare for a new journey for this team, it is important that we remember our last campaign as we build for a brighter future."

Republic of Ireland squad:

Keiren Westwood Sunderland AFC

David Forde Millwall FC

Darren Randolph Motherwell FC

Marc Wilson Stoke FC

John O'Shea Sunderland AFC

Sean St. Ledger Leicester City FC

Darren O'Dea Unattached

Stephen Ward Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Stephen Kelly Fulham FC

Paul McShane Hull City FC

Glenn Whelan Stoke City FC

Darron Gibson Everton FC

James McCarthy Wigan Athletic FC

Paul Green Leeds Utd FC

Seamus Coleman Everton FC

Aiden McGeady Spartak Moscow FC

Andy Keogh Millwall FC

James McClean Sunderland FC

Keith Treacy Burnley FC

Kevin Doyle Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Shane Long West Bromwich Albion

Simon Cox West Bromwich Albion

Jon Walters Stoke City.

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