Within an hour of Brian Kerr announcing his 24-man squad for the friendly next Wednesday in Bydgoszcz, Spurs' boss has informed the Irish set-up of Carr's worsening injury.
Carr had pain-killing injections in his back this afternoon, but has been ruled out by the Spurs' medical team.
Club boss David Pleat told the PA, "Stephen has had a back injection which makes him unavailable to play for the Republic. He wouldn’t be fit enough for the game as he needs to rest. We’re withdrawing him and they’ll be getting a call from us this afternoon."