Pauw awaits medical advice before final decision on captain McCabe

Ireland boss Vera Pauw said Doctor will advise if Katie McCabe is fit to play in friendlies. 

WAITING GAME: Vera Pauw will await to hear from the Doctor if Katie McCabe will be available for upcoming friendlies. Pic:Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Katie McCabe will have to get the all-clear from medics and play through the pain barrier to maintain her 64-game sequence of games for Ireland next week.

Vera Pauw’s team face world champions USA in their final pair of away friendlies before the World Cup in July but their captain McCabe emerged as a major doubt after sustaining a foot injury in Arsenal’s Champions League victory over Bayern Munich on Wednesday.