Ireland women must plan for the forthcoming World Cup without distinguished goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerran, who has been ruled out of the tournament through injury.McFerran's many achievements in the game included being named Goalkeeper of the Tournament at the 2018 World Cup, at which Ireland were silver medallists.Head coach Gareth Grundie has announced a 20-player squad to travel to Wavre, Belgium.In McFerran's absence, Lizzy Murphy and Holly Micklem are named, offering them their first chance to potentially represent Ireland in goals on one of hockey's biggest stages.The side will be making their third successive appearance at at a World Cup, having beaten Japan in a shootout in the bronze medal match in Santiago to ensure qualification for the 2026 edition.Ireland, who are ranked 12th in the world, have been drawn in Pool C of the competition, and will face Spain in their opening match on 16 August, before playing New Zealand two days later and Belgium on 20 August.A top-two finish in the pool would see Ireland progress to Pool E for a shot at a place in the semi-finals, while a third or fourth place finish would see the side progress to Pool H where they will begin their final classification matches.Meanwhile Ireland men's coach Mark Tumilty has also announced a 20-strong squad as the side prepare to make their first appearance in the competition since 2018.Tumilty has named an unchanged squad from that which secured qualification in Santiago in March courtesy of a comprehensive semi-final win over Wales, before coming from behind to beat France in the final.Ireland Men are 10th in the world rankings and have been drawn in Pool C of the competition, taking on Australia in their opener on Sunday, 16 August, before facing South Africa and Spain on 18 and 20 August respectively.A place in the top two of their pool would see Ireland progress to Pool E for a shot at a place in the semi-finals, while a third or fourth place finish would see the side progress to Pool H for classification fixtures.Ireland Women Squad: Elizabeth Murphy, Holly Micklem, Roisin Upton, Hannah McLoughlin, Caoimhe Perdue, Lena Neill, Sarah McAuley, Ellen Curran, Lisa Mulcahy, Sarah Hawkshaw, Charlotte Beggs, Michelle Carey, Christina Hamill, Mia Jennings, Katie Mullan, Sarah Torrans, Aisling Utri, Mikayla Power, Niamh Carey, Emily Kealy.Ireland Men's Squad: Jaime Carr, Luke Roleston, Kyle Marshall (capt), Peter McKibbin, Mark McNellis, Sam Hyland, Gregory Williams, Fergus Gibson, Lee Cole, Luke Witherow, Sean Murray, Johnny McKee, Peter Brown, Adam McAllister, Matthew Nelson, Benjamin Walker, Jeremy Duncan, Ali Empey, Louis Rowe, Jonny Lynch.