Federici is yet to win his first full cap for Australia, although he represented them at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

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Cathcart, who recently moved to Blackpool from Manchester United, has been named in previous Northern Ireland squads but has yet to earn a full cap.

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Speaking in August Davies, who was capped by the under-21's over a decade ago, admitted he had given up on winning his first full cap.

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