Virgil Van-Dijk Matt Doherty Denzel Dumfries Jason Knight Daley Blind Nathan Collins Cody Gakpo Callum Robinson Stephen Kenny Gavin Bazunu Dara Oshea Liam Scales Alan Browne Stefan De-Vrij Evan Ferguson Josh Cullen Bart Verbruggen Netherlands Ireland soccer Republic of Ireland international soccer Sport Euro 2024 qualifiers as Virgil Van-Dijk Matt Doherty Denzel Dumfries Jason Knight Daley Blind Nathan Collins Cody Gakpo Callum Robinson Stephen Kenny Gavin Bazunu Dara Oshea Liam Scales Alan Browne Stefan De-Vrij Evan Ferguson Josh Cullen Bart Verbruggen Netherlands Ireland

Matt Doherty captain as Evan Ferguson starts in Amsterdam

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Matt Doherty has been named captain as Ireland take on the Netherlands at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam.The Wolves defender will start at right wing-back for tonight's final Euro 2024 qualification clash against a Dutch side who are looking to secure automatic qualification with a win.Evan Ferguson has been passed fit to start having recovered fully from a concern earlier in the week, and he will be accompanied up front by Callum Robinson.Stephen Kenny has opted for a three-man defence with Dara O'Shea getting the nod alongside Nathan Collins and Liam Scales, while Ryan Manning will start at left wing-back.Josh Cullen will anchor the midfield alongside Jason Knight and Alan Browne, while Gavin Bazunu remains in goal, as Ireland's failed campaign comes to a close.Netherlands: Bart Verbruggen; Virgil van Dijk (capt), Stefan de Vrij, Daley Blind; Denzel Dumfries, Quilindschy Hartman, Tijjani Reijnders, Jerdy Schouten; Xavi Simons, Cody Gakpo, Wout WeghorstRepublic of Ireland: Gavin Bazunu; Dara O'Shea, Liam Scales, Nathan Collins; Matt Doherty (capt), Ryan Manning, Josh Cullen, Jason Knight, Alan Browne; Callum Robinson, Evan FergusonReferee: Marco Di Bello (ITA)

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