They're the 11th Kingdom team to reach the decider since the competition’s inception in 2002.

Michael O’Neill named his first Northern Ireland squad this morning, with former captain Aaron Hughes the standout name in a party of 24 having been persuaded to reverse his retirement.

Record goalscorer David Healy has returned to the Northern Ireland squad for the Carling Nations Cup match against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on February 9, while there is also a first senior call-up for teenage striker Liam Boyce.