Belfast, Ireland (Sportsbooks) - Northern Ireland will be without defender Chris Baird and defender Philip Mulryne for two World Cup qualifiers.
Northern Ireland begins its quest to Germany with a match Saturday against Poland. They then play again on Wednesday at Wales.
Baird, who plays for English Premiership side Southampton, was forced to withdraw from the squad due to a knee injury. Mulryne, who is also in England and plays for Norwich City, will miss out because of a groin injury.
The Northern Ireland roster is:
GOALKEEPERS:
Maik Taylor (Birmingham City)
Roy Carroll (Manchester United)
DEFENDERS:
Colin Murdock (Hibernian)
Aaron Hughes (Newcastle United)
Stephen Craigan (Motherwell)
Mark Williams (Milton Keynes Dons)
Tony Capaldi (Plymouth Argyle)
Mark Clyde (Wolves)
George McCartney (Sunderland)
MIDFIELDERS:
Keith Gillespie (Leicester City)
Michael Hughes (Crystal Palace)
Damien Johnson (Birmingham City)
Danny Sonner (Peterborough United)
Jeff Whitley (Sunderland)
FORWARDS:
Stuart Elliott (Hull City)
David Healy (Preston North End)
Andrew Smith (Preston North End)
Gary Hamilton (Portadown)
Paul McVeigh (Norwich City)
Steve Jones (Crewe Alexandra)
James Quinn (Willem II)
