Slovakia squad to face Ireland named: Hamšík in, Škrtel and Dúbravka out

Manager Pavel Hapal dismissed the possibility of the Euro 2020 play-off being switched to a neutral venue

Slovakia's Marek Hamsik. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Marek Hamšík has been included in Slovakia’s squad to face the Republic of Ireland in Thursday week’s Euro play-off semi-final but former captain Martin Škrtel misses out on a recall.

Quarantine rules forced Slovakia’s record caps holder and scorer Hamšík to miss Slovakia’s Nations League matches against the Czech Republic and Israel earlier this month but his boss at China club Dalian Yifang, Rafa Benitez, has agreed to release their talisman for this crunch fixture.