FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Northern Ireland vs Slovakia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Northern Ireland
  • 18': Patrik Hrosovský (OG)
  • 81': Trai Hume
FT
2 - 0
Slovakia

    Northern Ireland boost World Cup hopes with win over Slovakia

    Trai Hume's first Northern Ireland goal helped them to a 2-0 win over Slovakia which keeps their World Cup qualifying campaign on track.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Adam Obert.
    • 6': Adam Obert (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Jamie Reid (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
    • 7': Foul by Trai Hume (Northern Ireland).
    • 7': Leo Sauer (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Offside, Northern Ireland. Jamie Reid is caught offside.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Martin Dúbravka (Slovakia). Assisted by Isaac Price.
    • 11': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Adam Obert (Slovakia).
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Dúbravka (Slovakia).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 14': David Strelec (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Foul by Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland).
    • 17': Foul by Ivan Schranz (Slovakia).
    • 17': Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Own Goal by Patrik Hrosovsky, Slovakia. Northern Ireland 1, Slovakia 0.
    • 20': Foul by Ali McCann (Northern Ireland).
    • 20': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Northern Ireland). Assisted by Leo Sauer.
    • 28': Foul by Shea Charles (Northern Ireland).
    • 28': Matús Bero (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Martin Dúbravka (Slovakia).
    • 30': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Ivan Schranz.
    • 32': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Leo Sauer (Slovakia).
    • 34': Foul by Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland).
    • 34': Norbert Gyömbér (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Jamie Reid (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
    • 38': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Adam Obert (Slovakia).
    • 38': Offside, Northern Ireland. Jamie Reid is caught offside.
    • 42': Adam Obert (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 1, Slovakia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 1, Slovakia 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 48': Foul by Jamie Reid (Northern Ireland).
    • 48': Patrik Hrosovsky (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Matús Bero (Slovakia).
    • 48': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Lubomír Satka.
    • 50': Foul by Trai Hume (Northern Ireland).
    • 50': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Isaac Price.
    • 51': Foul by Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland).
    • 51': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Matús Bero (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Northern Ireland).
    • 53': Foul by Jamie Reid (Northern Ireland).
    • 53': Lubomír Satka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Price.
    • 55': Handball by Norbert Gyömbér (Slovakia).
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paddy McNair.
    • 57': Offside, Northern Ireland. Jamie Reid is caught offside.
    • 59': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
    • 60': Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Matús Bero (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Schranz.
    • 62': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Ali McCann.
    • 63': Substitution, Slovakia. Tomás Rigo replaces Ondrej Duda.
    • 63': Substitution, Slovakia. Lukás Haraslín replaces Ivan Schranz.
    • 63': Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia).
    • 65': David Strelec (Slovakia) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tomás Rigo with a through ball.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Northern Ireland).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Lubomír Satka.
    • 71': Handball by David Strelec (Slovakia).
    • 71': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Jamie Reid.
    • 73': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Foul by Matús Bero (Slovakia).
    • 75': Foul by Matús Bero (Slovakia).
    • 75': Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland).
    • 76': Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Martin Dúbravka (Slovakia). Assisted by Justin Devenny.
    • 79': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
    • 80': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
    • 81': Goal! Northern Ireland 2, Slovakia 0. Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 82': Substitution, Slovakia. Lubomír Tupta replaces Leo Sauer.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Brodie Spencer replaces Ethan Galbraith because of an injury.
    • 85': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Northern Ireland).
    • 85': Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Adam Obert (Slovakia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 88': Foul by Shea Charles (Northern Ireland).
    • 88': Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Substitution, Slovakia. László Bénes replaces Patrik Hrosovsky.
    • 89': Substitution, Slovakia. Samuel Mráz replaces David Strelec.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Tomás Rigo (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Conor Bradley.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Conor Bradley.
    • 90'+4': Foul by László Bénes (Slovakia).
    • 90'+4': Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Justin Devenny.
    • 90'+7': Ali McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Norbert Gyömbér (Slovakia).
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 2, Slovakia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Northern Ireland 2, Slovakia 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/svk.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originSVK NIRhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/nir.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    12 Fouls 14
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 2
    62.2 Possession 37.8
    7 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    409 Accurate Passes 210
    502 Passes 298
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    12 Crosses 16
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    39 Long Balls 61
    14 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    16 Effective Tackles 15
    24 Tackles 20
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    9 Interceptions 11
    29 Effective Clearances 14
    29 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park
    Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Attendance: 18,109

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Germany 4 +5 9
    2 Slovakia 4 +3 9
    3 Northern Ireland 4 +1 6
    4 Luxembourg 4 -9 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NIR Northern Ireland (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
    4 Danny Ballard Yellow Card
    17 Paddy McNair
    5 Trai Hume
    14 Isaac Price
    16 Alistair McCann
    19 Shea Charles
    15 Justin Devenny
    2 Conor Bradley Yellow Card
    18 Jamie Reid
    7 Ethan Galbraith
    Northern Ireland Substitutes:
    Josh Magennis, Jamie Mcdonnell, Luke Southwood, Eoin Toal, George Saville, Ruairi Mcconville, Brodie Spencer, Dion Charles, Jamie Donley, Conor Hazard, Paul Smyth, Callum Marshall.

    SVK Slovakia (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
    14 Milan Skriniar
    5 Lubomir Satka
    4 Adam Obert
    6 Norbert Gyömbér
    13 Patrik Hrosovský
    8 Ondrej Duda
    21 Matús Bero
    15 David Strelec
    7 Leo Sauer
    18 Ivan Schranz
    Slovakia Substitutes:
    Tomás Rigo, Marek Rodák, Samuel Kozlovsky, Ivan Mesik, Peter Pekarík, László Bénes, Dávid Duris, Lubomír Tupta, Lukás Haraslín, Dominik Takac, Róbert Bozeník, Samuel Mráz.

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