Republic of Ireland face the Netherlands at the Aviva Stadium on Friday night in their penultimate warm-up game before Euro 2016. Apart from key man James McCarthy, Martin ONeill has a healthy complement to choose from, but a 35-man party must be cut to 23 after Tuesday nights final warm-up friendly with Belarus and competition is rife.ONeill has admitted competition is fiercest in midfield and the likes of Stephen Quinn, Harry Arter, Darron Gibson and Eunan OKane will all be eager to stake a claim against the Dutch, who failed to qualify for this summers tournament. Martin ONeill and assistant Roy Keane will assess the Irish players against the Netherlands before naming their final Euro 2016 squad The Republic host Belarus in Cork on Tuesday ahead of their Group E opener against Sweden in Paris on June 13 and while ONeill will use the games to finalise his selection, he hopes the encounters will also serve his side well psychologically.There are one or two places still at this minute that are undecided, ONeill said. Reading midfielder Stephen Quinn is hoping to impress Martin ONeill in the Republic of Irelands final two warm-up games I have a fair idea about the Dutch. I think itll be a really good test for us. Youd like to go into the games and come out with confidence intact. You want to be going there reasonably OK.Team newsEverton midfielder McCarthy has not trained fully in Abbotstown this week and will not be risked as he nurses a thigh problem which has been the subject of a series of scans.Aiden McGeady, who left Everton for Sheffield Wednesday on loan in January in an effort to keep his hopes of making the Euros alive, was a surprise presence in Dublin this week with the Owls preparing for the Sky Bet Championship play-off final, live on Sky Sports.However, head coach Carlos Carvalhals decision to dispense with his services has at least given the winger time to throw himself into his international duties. Oxford Uniteds Callum ODowda is in the Republic of Ireland squad to face the Netherlands and manager Martin ONeill has high hopes for the 21-year-old Match statsThis will be the first international between the two nations in almost 10 years - the Netherlands won 4-0 at Lansdowne Road in August 2006.However, this is Irelands only defeat in their last five meetings with the Netherlands (W2 D2).ONeill has been defeated just once in his last 12 games in charge of Ireland (W6 D5). The Netherlands failed to qualify for the European Championships The Netherlands have not won back-to-back internationals since the World Cup in June 2014.Ireland have scored four penalties in their last five internationalsTen of the last 11 international goals for Oranje have been scored by different players.Ireland havent lost at home since May 2014, when they were beaten 2-1 by Turkey (W7 D4).The Netherlands have won four of their last five away games, with three of those wins coming under Danny Blind. 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