Three On Full International Duty - Ipswich Town News
Skipper Gareth McAuley, midfielder Veliche Shumulikoski and defender Alex Bruce could all win international caps this evening with Northern Ireland, Macedonia and the Republic of Ireland respectively.
McAuley and Northern Ireland are in San Marino for a World Cup qualifier which will be watched by boss Jim Magilton, who is providing punditry for BBC2 NI (Sky channel 992).
Shumulikoski and Macedonia are in Turkey where they play Moldova in a friendly, while Bruce is likely to be amongst the subs as the Republic of Ireland take on Georgia in a World Cup qualifier in Dublin (Sky Sports One, 7pm).
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