{"id":341031,"date":"2026-03-11T19:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/341031\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T19:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:00:11","slug":"ireland-plan-may-training-camp-without-premier-league-players-if-they-qualify-for-world-cup-the-irish-times-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/341031\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland plan May training camp without Premier League players if they qualify for World Cup \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/heimir-hallgrimsson\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/heimir-hallgrimsson\">Heimir Hallgr\u00edmsson<\/a> is planning to hold a training camp without any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/premier-league\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/premier-league\">Premier League<\/a> players in mid-May should the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/republic-of-ireland-mnt\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/republic-of-ireland-mnt\">Republic of Ireland<\/a> qualify for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/world-cup\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/world-cup\">World Cup<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The camp, most likely to take place in Spain, will have at least one friendly international to bridge the gap between the Championship ending on May 2nd and the friendly against Qatar at the Aviva Stadium on May 28th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Thirteen of the 25-man squad named for last November\u2019s qualifiers against Portugal and Hungary were players from Championship clubs in the English second tier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Ideally, the FAI will secure two friendlies against teams that have also qualified for the World Cup during a 10-day camp that will not include players from Premier League clubs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Ireland captain Nathan Collins and his Brentford team-mate Caoimh\u00edn Kelleher, along with Everton duo S\u00e9amus Coleman and Jake O\u2019Brien are not expected to be released until after their last club fixture on May 24th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Troy Parrott could also remain at his Dutch club AZ Alkmaar until May 24th. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Hallgr\u00edmsson is keen to name an expanded panel in May where players have an opportunity to force their way into a potential 23-man World Cup squad before Fifa\u2019s May 30th deadline. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Ireland have already confirmed a friendly against Canada in Montreal on June 6th ahead of what could be an opening Group A match against South Korea in Guadalajara on June 11th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">To reach North America 2026, Ireland must overcome the Czech Republic in a playoff at the Fortuna Arena in Prague on March 26th and then beat the winners of Denmark versus North Macedonia at the Aviva on March 31st.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Ireland\u2019s training camp and hotel in the US have been provisionally reserved in Fort Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heimir Hallgr\u00edmsson is planning to hold a training camp without any Premier League players in mid-May should 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