MARK Sykes will have to wait until June at the earliest to make his international debut after Northern Ireland's play-off clash with Bosnia & Herzegovina was postponed.
A meeting at UEFA today agreed to delay Euro 2020 for 12 months following the upheaval caused by measures aimed at dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
The uncapped Sykes, who joined Oxford United from Glenavon 14 months ago, had been called up to Michael O'Neill's squad for the game in Bosnia, which was a play-off semi-final.
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The Irish FA have said the fixture will now be rescheduled for the international window in June.
UEFA said the Euro Final Tournament in 2021 will run from June 11 to July 11.
It also revealed other major UEFA tournaments scheduled for summer 2021 will now be rescheduled.
These include the UEFA Nations League top-four tournament, the Women’s Euros and the U21 Men’s Euros.
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