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DANNY NAMED IN NI WORLD CUP SQUAD

22nd August 2001

Norhern Ireland manager Sammy McIlroy has included United skipper Danny Griffin and three other SPL-based players in the 21-man strong squad for Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifying double-header against Denmark and Iceland next month.

The other familiar faces who will joining Danny when the Irish team travel to Copenhagen to take on Denmark on September 1 are Stuart Elliot of Motherwell, Andy Kirk of Hearts and Neil Lennon of Celtic.

After the trip to Denmark it's back to Belfast for Danny and his team-mates where they entertain Iceland at Windsor Park four days later.