Doolin: Greece game key

REPUBLIC of Ireland U19 head coach Paul Doolin has named an 18-man squad for the UEFA Championship finals which take place in Bucharest, Romania from July 20 to August 1.

To help acclimatise to the heat in Romania, the squad first head to Rome for a week-long training camp at a base which senior manager Giovanni Trapattoni helped to source.

In Group A at the finals, Ireland will face Greece (July 20), the Czech Republic (23) and hosts Romania (26) while Group B will be contested by Spain, Turkey, Serbia and Belgium. Two teams from each group progress to the semi-finals, on July 29, with the final taking place on August 1.