Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni left the Sunderland midfielder on the bench as Kazakhstan, ranked 142nd in the world, led until the 89th minute in Astana having taken lead nine minutes before half-time through Kairat Nurdauletov.
Ireland then came back to score two goals in a minute from Robbie Keane and Kevin Doyle to snatch an unlikely victory.
Trapattoni brought Doyle and Shane Long off the bench but did not call upon McClean.
Tweeting from his official account @JMcC_23, the winger said: “Delighted as a fan we got the the win.. Personal level #fuming #f*****joke #embarrassing.” The tweet was later deleted.
However, the 23-year-old apologised for the tweet on Saturday morning, admitting that it was “stupid, disrespectful and I let my frustration get the better of me.”
The tweet came a week after Darron Gibson withdrew from the squad because of his disappointment at not getting game time during the European Championships.
However, Ireland striker Doyle insists that there is no disharmony in the squad.
“Everyone respects the manager and there is no other scenario,” he said.
“The atmosphere is the same here as it has been in any Ireland squad I’ve been involved in. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but as far as I can see everyone is right behind the manager and hopefully that win will help ease the pressure on us.”
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