Euro 2016 nations Poland, Austria and Republic of Ireland have all named their provisional squads for the tournament, with the latter naming an extended 35-man squad, leaving competition for places open.
Manager Martin O’Neil will give his players until the last minute to prove their fitness and form, with several injured players such as Shay Given, Marc Wilson, Daryl Murphy and Jeff Hendrick given every chance.
Provisional Republic of Ireland squad for UEFA EURO 2016
Goalkeepers: Shay Given (Stoke), Darren Randolph (West Ham), David Forde (Millwall), Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday).
Defenders: Seamus Coleman (Everton), Cyrus Christie (Derby), Paul McShane (Reading), Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa), Richard Keogh (Derby), John O’Shea (Sunderland), Alex Pearce (Bristol City), Shane Duffy (Blackburn), Marc Wilson (Stoke), Stephen Ward (Burnley).
Midfielders: Aiden McGeady (Sheffield Wednesday), James McClean (West Brom), Glenn Whelan (Stoke City), James McCarthy (Everton), Jeff Hendrick (Derby County), David Meyler (Hull City), Stephen Quinn (Reading), Darron Gibson (Everton), Harry Arter (Bournemouth), Wes Hoolahan (Norwich), Eunan O’Kane (Bournemouth), Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff), Robbie Brady (Norwich), Jonathan Walters (Stoke), Jonathan Hayes (Aberdeen), Callum O’Dowda (Oxford).
Forwards: Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Shane Long (Southampton), David McGoldrick (Ipswich), Kevin Doyle (Colorado Rapids), Daryl Murphy (Ipswich).
Republic of Ireland’s Group E fixtures
13/06: Republic of Ireland v Sweden (Saint-Denis)
18/06: Belgium v Republic of Ireland (Bordeaux)
22/06: Italy v Republic of Ireland (Lille)
Meanwhile, Poland has named a largely expected 28-man squad, with the only notables Sebastian Mila or Łukasz Szukała due to poor form at club level.
Along with 13-goal qualifying top scorer Robert Lewandowski, there is a call-up for 21-year-old central defender Paweł Dawidowicz despite not having made a first-team appearance at club level for Benfica.
“I looked at the players closely, both in terms of their club and national-team performances, and I am sure I have made a good choice,” Nawałka said.
“I picked players I know very well, players I believe in. There is a big challenge ahead of us and I’m sure we’ll be prepared for it.”
The 28 players will gather for two training camps in Poland before the squad is cut to the mandatory 23 ahead of friendlies against the Netherlands on 1 June in Gdansk and Lithuania five days later in Krakow.
Provisional Poland squad for UEFA EURO 2016
Goalkeepers: Artur Boruc (Bournemouth), Łukasz Fabiański (Swansea City), Wojciech Szczęsny (Roma), Przemysław Tytoń (Stuttgart).
Defenders: Thiago Cionek (Palermo), Paweł Dawidowicz (Benfica), Kamil Glik (Torino), Artur Jędrzejczyk (Legia Warszawa), Michał Pazdan (Legia Warszawa), Łukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund), Maciej Rybus (Terek Grozny), Bartosz Salamon (Cagliari), Jakub Wawrzyniak (Lechia Gdańsk).
Midfielders: Jakub Błaszczykowski (Fiorentina), Kamil Grosicki (Rennes), Tomasz Jodłowiec (Legia Warszawa), Bartosz Kapustka (Cracovia), Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla), Karol Linetty (Lech Poznań), Krzysztof Mączyński (Wisła Kraków), Sławomir Peszko (Lechia Gdańsk), Filip Starzyński (Zagłębie Lubin), Paweł Wszołek (Verona), Piotr Zieliński (Empoli).
Forwards: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München), Arkadiusz Milik (Ajax), Artur Sobiech (Hannover), Mariusz Stępiński (Ruch Chorzów).
Poland’s Group C fixtures
12/06: Poland v Northern Ireland (Nice)
16/06: Germany v Poland (Saint-Denis)
21/06: Ukraine v Poland (Marseille)
Bayern Munich star David Alaba headlines Marcel Koller’s 24-man initial selection for Euro 2016, with young starlet Valentino Lazaro also included.
The Salzburg midfielder has impressed at club level for the Austrian champions and has fired his way into the squad after seeming unlikely at the start of the season.
Provisional Austria squad for UEFA EURO 2016
Goalkeepers: Robert Almer (Austria Wien), Heinz Lindner (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ramazan Özcan (Ingolstadt).
Defenders: Aleksandar Dragovic (Dinamo Kyiv), Christian Fuchs (Leicester City), György Garics (Darmstadt), Martin Hinteregger (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Florian Klein (Stuttgart), Sebastian Prödl (Watford), Markus Suttner (Ingolstadt), Kevin Wimmer (Tottenham Hotspur).
Midfielders: David Alaba (Bayern München), Marko Arnautović (Stoke City), Julian Baumgartlinger (Mainz), Martin Harnik (Stuttgart), Stefan Ilsanker (Leipzig), Jakob Jantscher (Luzern), Zlatko Junuzović (Werder Bremen), Marcel Sabitzer (Leipzig), Alessandro Schöpf (Schalke), Valentino Lazaro (Salzburg).
Forwards: Lukas Hinterseer (Ingolstadt), Rubin Okotie (1860 München), Marc Janko (Basel).
Austria’s Group F fixtures
14/06: Austria v Hungary (Bordeaux)
18/06: Portugal v Austria (Paris)
22/06: Iceland v Austria (Saint-Denis)
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