Northern Ireland's seeks to qualify for Euro 2008

Northern Ireland captain Aaron Hughes was recalled by coach Nigel Worthington for its Euro 2008 qualifiers next month as it seeks to qualify for the final tournament for the first time. Northern Ireland plays at Latvia on Sept. 8 and travels to Iceland four days later. Aaron Hughes missed Northern Ireland's 3-1 win over Liechtenstein in a qualifier last Wednesday due to an ankle injury. Defender Jonathan Evans and midfielder Damien Johnson are also in the squad after missing the last game due to injury. David Healy is expected to lead the attack. He scored two goals against Liechtenstein to increase his qualifying tally to 11. Sweden leads Group F with 18 points after seven games, two points ahead of Northern Ireland and three clear of Spain. Denmark is in fourth place with 10 points.

Northern Ireland Squad

Goalkeepers: Maik Taylor, Roy Carroll, Alan Mannus

Defenders: Michael Duff, Chris Baird, Gareth McAuley, Stephen Craigan, Jonathan Evans, Tony Capaldi, George McCartney, Sean Webb, Aaron Hughes

Midfielders: Damien Johnson, Keith Gillespie, Steven Davis,Sammy Clingan,Chris Brunt,Steve Jones, Grant McCann, Stuart Elliott

Forwards: Warren Feeney, David Healy, Kyle Lafferty, Ivan Sproule

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