Ward set to face Scotland and the USA

Last updated : 29 October 2014 By Tony Scholes

They've just got the one qualifier in this next round of internationals but have also added a friendly in Dublin against the USA.

They make the journey to Glasgow to face Scotland on Friday 14th November, the game being played at Celtic Park, and four days later the USA team who did so well in the World Cup will be visitors to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Martin O'Neill has again named a provisional 36 man squad which will be reduced before the players meeting up four days before the Scotland game.

Ward, who won his 28th cap against Germany is in that squad and is expected to be in the full squad when the numbers are reduced.

The provisional squad is:

DAVID FORDE (MILLWALL)
SHAY GIVEN (ASTON VILLA)
KEIREN WESTWOOD (SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY)
DARREN RANDOLPH (BIRMINGHAM)
ROB ELLIOT (NEWCASTLE)
RICHARD KEOGH (DERBY)
MARC WILSON (STOKE)
SEAMUS COLEMAN (EVERTON)
JOHN O'SHEA (SUNDERLAND)
ALEX PEARCE (READING)
BRIAN LENIHAN (HULL)
STEPHEN KELLY (READING)
PAUL McSHANE (HULL)
DAMIEN DELANEY (CRYSTAL PALACE)
SHANE DUFFY (BLACKBURN)
JAMES McCARTHY (EVERTON)
JEFF HENDRICK (DERBY)
CIARAN CLARK (ASTON VILLA)
STEPHEN WARD (BURNLEY)
GLENN WHELAN (STOKE)
DARRON GIBSON (EVERTON)
PAUL GREEN (ROTHERHAM)
AIDEN McGEADY (EVERTON)
ANTHONY PILKINGTON (CARDIFF)
JAMES McCLEAN (WIGAN)
ROBBIE BRADY (HULL)
STEPHEN QUINN (HULL)
DAVID MEYLER (HULL)
ROBBIE KEANE (LA GALAXY)
SHANE LONG (SOUTHAMPTON)
DARYL MURPHY (IPSWICH)
JONATHAN WALTERS (STOKE)
KEVIN DOYLE (CRYSTAL PALACE)
ANTHONY STOKES (CELTIC)
SIMON COX (READING)
CONNOR SAMMON (IPSWICH)