Whelan was originally named in the starting 11, but is still struggling with the ankle he injured in the first half of last week's goalless draw against West Bromwich Albion.
Question marks now hover over his availability for Ireland's home qualifier against Austria next Tuesday and Stoke's trip to Everton next Saturday.
Whelan, the most capped player ever while at Stoke, has been one of Giovanni Trapattoni's midfield mainstays as the Irish seek qualifcation from group C.
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They go into this evening's game lying third, one point behind Sweden and four behind Germany, but with a game in hand on the Germans.
Marc Wilson is set to start for the Irish in Sweden tonight, while Stoke colleague Jon Walters is likely to be among the substitutes.
Via: Maribor - NK Rudar Velenje - Slovenia Prva liga telekom
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