Today, the USA plays its final away match before this summer’s World Cup and before Coach Bruce Arena will announce his 23-man World Cup roster on Monday. It faces fellow World Cup qualifier Ireland in Dublin (ESPN2, 2:30 pm ET/11:30 am PT live; Telemundo, Thursday 11:30 pm ET/11:30 PT). HEAD TO HEAD: Neither team has managed an away win in their seven clashes, which date back to 1924: 1924 — Ireland 3 USA 1 in Dublin 1979 — Ireland 3 USA 2 in Dublin 1991 — USA 1 Ireland 1 in Foxboro, Mass. 1992 — Ireland 4 USA 1 in Dublin 1992 — USA 3 Ireland 1 in Washington, D.C. 1996 — USA 2 Ireland 1 in Foxboro, Mass 2000 — USA 1 Ireland 1 in Foxboro, Mass. IRELAND’S STARTING LINEUP: Shay Given (Newcastle); Steve Finnan (Fulham), Andy O’Brien (Newcastle), Gary Breen (Coventry City), Ian Harte (Leeds); Rory Delap (Southampton), Mark Kinsella (Charlton), Colin Healy (Celtic), Kevin Kilbane (Sunderland); Damien Duff (Blackburn), Robbie Keane (Leeds). USA ROSTER: Goalkeepers: Brad Friedel (Blackburn), Kasey Keller (Tottenham). Defenders: Jeff Agoos (San Jose), Gregg Berhalter (Crystal Palace), Frankie Hejduk (Bayer Leverkusen), Eddie Pope (D.C. United), David Regis (Metz), Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg). Midfielders: Chris Armas (Chicago), Landon Donovan (San Jose), Eddie Lewis (Fulham), John O’Brien (Ajax), Claudio Reyna (Sunderland) , Earnie Stewart (NAC Breda). Forwards: Clint Mathis (MetroStars), Brian McBride (Columbus), Joe-Max Moore (Everton), Josh Wolff (Chicago). WHAT THEY’RE SAYING IN IRELAND: “The visitors won’t be upset by the pitch [field] — unlike some teams that have visited Lansdowne Road. The Americans don’t have a team of seasoned campaigners who have plied their trade in the great footballing stadia. You can certainly expect them to match Ireland for effort, physical strength and athleticism.” — Mark Lawrenson, a former Ireland international with 39 caps, in an Irish Times column on the morning of the USA’s friendly against Ireland in Dublin (live today at 2:30 pm ET, ESPN2). “I think it might be a harder game. The Americans have come a long way, they’re better organized now and have players playing at a higher level. There’s a few of them playing in Europe who I reckon would fancy going back to their clubs having claimed our scalps.” — Ireland coach Mick McCarthy, in the Irish Times, on whether the USA will present a greater challenge than Russia and Denmark — 2-0 and 3-0 losers to Ireland in its last two friendlies. (McCarthy scored Ireland’s lone goal when it lost, 3-1, to the USA in 1992.)