No Stephen or Andy Reid in Trapp squad

There is no place for Stephen or Andy Reid in Giovanni Trapattoni's 25-man squad for the World Cup qualifying play-off against France in Croke Park on November 14 (8pm kick-off) and in Stade de France on November 18 (kick-off 8pm Irish time).

Giovanni Trapattoni said: "We performed strongly throughout the qualifying group stages. We were undefeated in all 10 games and this is a reflection of how we have played and also the mental strength of this team.

"France have a strong squad but we go into this play off knowing that we are only 180 minutes away from qualifying for the World Cup."

Republic of Ireland Squad v France

Goalkeepers

Shay Given

Keiren Westwood

Joe Murphy

Defenders

John O'Shea

Richard Dunne

Stephen Kelly

Kevin Kilbane

Eddie Nolan

Sean St. Ledger

Paul McShane

Darren O’Dea

Midfielders

Aiden McGeady

Damien Duff

Darron Gibson

Glenn Whelan

Keith Andrews

Liam Miller

Stephen Hunt

Andy Keogh

Liam Lawrence

Forwards

Kevin Doyle

Robbie Keane

Shane Long

Leon Best

Anthony Stokes