Northern Ireland call up Hull City's Alex Bruce
Hull City's Alex Bruce has been called up by Northern Ireland for the first time - after switching allegiance from the Republic.
He has been named in Michael O'Neill's 24-man squad, along with fellow Tigers Joe Dudgeon and Corry Evans, for the World Cup qualifier against Portugal.
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World Cup chance: Alex Bruce may find himself facing Christiano Ronaldo.
Bruce played for the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level and in two senior friendlies.
Bruce, who has been ruled out of the Tigers' match at Sheffield Wednesday tomorrow with a groin strain, was born in England but qualifies through grandparents.
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Dudgeon is also awaiting his first cap. Evans has represented his country 17 times.
The match takes place on Tuesday, October 16, at the Estadio Do Dragao, Porto.
Comments
by SnothillBaz
Friday, October 05 2012, 4:43PM
“Strange..... I thought he was injured at the moment?”
by NeilTheasby
Friday, October 05 2012, 3:48PM
“He's about as Irish as a giraffe! He'd have had even more chance of a game if he had signed up with the Botswana national team. Or how about Bhutan? To play for Northern Ireland he'll have to pass the Irish citizenship test - drink fourteen pints of Guinness and do an Irish jig with a donkey called Siobhan.”