Stephen Kenny claims Ireland's casualty list has just as much of an affect on his side's changes as the absence of some of Belgium's top stars has for the number one ranked side in the world.
The teams meet at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, and Darragh Lenihan's hopes of adding to his two senior Ireland caps have in this international window have now been dashed.
The 28-year-old Blackburn Rovers skipper played twice for the Republic in 2018 and has been in excellent form for the Championship club, but the centre-half suffered a torn groin in last Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Reading.
