La liste des 25 joueurs retenus par Giovanni Trapattoni

Gardiens : Shay Given (Manchester City/ENG), Kieren Westwood (Coventry/ENG/D2), Joe Murphy (Scunthorpe/ENG/D2)

Défenseurs : John O'Shea (Manchester United/ENG), Richard Dunne (Aston Villa/ENG), Stephen Kelly (Fulham/ENG), Kevin Kilbane (Hull/ENG), Eddie Nolan (Preston/ENG/D2), Sean St Ledger (Middlesbrough/ENG/D2) Paul McShane (Hull/ENG), Darren O'Dea (Reading/ENG/D2).

Milieux : Aiden McGeady (Celtic Glasgow/SCO), Damien Duff (Fulham/ENG), Darron Gibson (Manchester United/ENG), Glenn Whelan (Stoke/ENG), Keith Andrews (Blackburn/ENG), Liam Miller (Hibernian/SCO), Stephen Hunt (Hull/ENG), Andy Keogh (Wolverhampton/ENG), Liam Lawrence (Stoke/ENG).

Attaquants : Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton/ENG), Robbie Keane (Tottenham/ENG), Shane Long (Reading/ENG/D2), Leon Best (Coventry/ENG/D2), Anthony Stokes (Hibernian/SCO).