81.   Republic boss Mick McCarthy refuses to panic despite injury worries over Birmingham central defender Gary Breen and Middlesbrough midfielder Alan Moore.

82.   South Africa on Monday delayed naming their team to play Australian in the Tri-Nations series here because of an injury worry over fullback Andre Joubert.

83.   The FAI official said that both the injury worries in the squad, Sunderland duo Kevin Kilbane and Jason McAteer, had come through training well.

84.   The impasse has been solved, but the injury worries continue - last week Haas skipped part of the World Team Cup with a shoulder problem.

85.   The only injury worry concerns Paolo Maldini, who is recovering from a thigh strain.