Jimmy Dunne is a late call-up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Portugal and Armenia with Liam Scales forced to withdraw.
Fifa World Cup qualifier: Portugal v Republic of Ireland
Venue: Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon Date: Saturday, 11 October Kick-off: 19:45 BST
Coverage: Live text commentary on BBC Sport website
Jimmy Dunne is a late call-up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Portugal and Armenia with Liam Scales forced to withdraw.
Celtic defender Scales was forced to pull out of the trip to Lisbon for Saturday's Group F game against Portugal due to a "family bereavement" but is expected to return for Tuesday's home game against Armenia.
Manager Heimir HallgrÃmsson opted to call the Queens Park Rangers club captain in as cover as his side seek to revive their hopes of qualification for next summer's tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
"Jimmy Dunne called into the squad for the Portugal and Armenia matches," the FAI posted on X.
"Defender Liam Scales will not travel to Lisbon due to a family bereavement but will come back into the squad for the Armenia match.
"Our thoughts are with him and his family at this time."
Dunne has one previous international cap, coming in March's 2-1 Nations League win against Bulgaria in Dublin.
The 27-year-old Dundalk native has impressed for QPR since signing from Burnley in 2021, operating initially at centre-half but his performances as a right-back last season earned him the players' player of the year and club player of the season, while he signed a contract extension with the Championship club in the summer.
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