Quartet to miss Northern Ireland friendly in WalesImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ruairi McConville and Paddy McNair both played the full 90 minutes in Thursday’s World Cup play-off in ItalyByAndy GrayBBC Sport NI Journalist in CardiffPublished1 hour agoAli McCann, Ruairi McConville, Paddy McNair and Bailey Peacock-Farrell will miss Northern Ireland’s friendly with Wales in Cardiff on Tuesday.Preston North End midfielder McCann sat out Northern Ireland’s 2-0 World Cup play-off semi-final defeat in Italy with an ankle problem.Defenders McConville and McNair both impressed as they played the full 90 minutes in Bergamo but they will now return to Norwich City and Hull City respectively.Peacock-Farrell was named on the bench by manager Michael O’Neill as Pierce Charles started the play-off on his return from injury.After the quartet of withdrawals, O’Neill has a 24-man squad to pick from to face Wales.Who could get Northern Ireland chance in Wales?
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