World Cup bookings and sendings off to date

Jason McAteer has revealed he will consider retiring from international football after this World Cup.

World Cup Bookings and Sendings Off to date.

Jason McAteer has replaced Gary Kelly for Ireland with 10 minutes left in their World Cup Group E qualifier.

German striker Miroslav Klose was included in Rudi Voller’s starting line-up, despite fears over a knee injury, for their crucial World Cup Group E clash in Shizuoka.

German striker Miroslav Klose was included in Rudi Voller’s starting line-up, despite fears over a knee injury, for their crucial World Cup Group E clash in Shizuoka.

World Cup bookings and sendings off by group.

The situation is now crystal clear for the Republic of Ireland following Cameroon’s 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in today’s World Cup Group E game.

Germany's Miroslav Klose tops the World Cup goalscoring chart after four days of the tournament with his hat-trick against Saudi Arabia during their 8-0 victory on Saturday.

Jason McAteer has been passed fit to play for the Republic of Ireland in their opening World Cup Group E clash with Cameroon on Saturday.

Mick McCarthy has discovered that ‘‘less is more’’ as he prepares his Republic of Ireland players for Saturday’s World Cup Group E opening match against Cameroon.

Niall Quinn has told his Ireland team-mates that they must do their duty to the public back home - and that means forgetting about the controversial departure of Roy Keane from the squad.

Mark Kinsella is the man who will fill the shoes of departed Republic of Ireland skipper Roy Keane.

Roy Keane shrugged off his ‘‘personal problems’’ and trained with the rest of his Ireland team-mates in Saipan this morning.