{"id":405624,"date":"2026-03-26T21:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/405624\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T21:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:58:15","slug":"uncapped-bosun-lawal-left-out-of-matchday-squad-for-prague-play-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/405624\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncapped Bosun Lawal left out of matchday squad for Prague play-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UNCAPPED STOKE CITY midfielder Bosun Lawal has been omitted from the Republic of Ireland\u2019s 23-man match day squad for tonight\u2019s crunch World Cup play-off semi-final against\u00a0Czechia.<\/p>\n<p>Celtic defender Liam Scales also misses out due to suspension, as\u00a0Heimir Hallgr\u00edmsson\u2019s side prepare for battle in Prague this evening. Ireland need a victory to\u00a0progress to a home play-off final in the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday 31 March against either Denmark or North Macedonia.<\/p>\n<p>Both Lawal and Scales <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the42.ie\/ireland-squad-for-world-cup-play-offs-6989225-Mar2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">were included<\/a> in the original\u00a025-man squad for the\u00a0Czechia game, with Lawal getting the nod ahead Charlton\u2019s Conor Coventry among other midfield options.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Our 23-man matchday squad is in \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea\ud83d\ude4c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GALsclxbWD\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/GALsclxbWD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ireland Football \u26bd\ufe0f\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea (@IrelandFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IrelandFootball\/status\/2037122393039147091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe is physical and taller, he can cope with what we expect [of] what this game will be about,\u201d Hallgrimsson said of Lawal at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Lawal has been sidelined with injury lately and Stoke boss Mark Robins has said he wants Lawal to remain at the club rather than link up with Ireland, but Hallgrimsson felt at the time that Lawal was fit to join the squad.<\/p>\n<p>Related Reads<\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"link-overlay-redesign\" href=\"http:\/\/www.the42.ie\/prague-match-fixing-scandal-2-6995001-Mar2026\/?utm_source=story\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/square.jpeg\"  class=\"more-stories-article-img img-redesign\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On eve of crunch Irish match in Prague, Czech police arrest 32 in match fixing probe<\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"link-overlay-redesign\" 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