FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Friday, November 14, 2025
Northern Ireland WWLWL 0
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Slovakia LWWLW 1
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Košická futbalová aréna (KFA) · 12,093 att.

Match Report

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Northern Ireland secure World Cup playoff spot despite Slovakia loss

Tomas Bobcek's late goal ended Northern Ireland's hopes of making it out of World Cup qualifying Group A but they came away assured of a playoff place regardless.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
2
37.6
Possession
62.4
9
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
219
Accurate Passes
425
319
Passes
533
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
8
16
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.4
73
Long Balls
58
23
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
7
10
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
10
25
Effective Clearances
29
25
Clearances
29

Head to Head

SVK leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SVK · 3-4-3

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 14Milan SkriniarCD
  3. 4Adam ObertCD-L
  4. 6Norbert GyömbérCD-R
  5. 19Tomás RigoCM-L
  6. 22Stanislav LobotkaCM-R
  7. 16Dávid HanckoLM
  8. 21Matús BeroRM
  9. 15David StrelecF
  10. 17Lukás HaraslínCF-L
  11. 20Dávid DurisCF-R

NIR · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Bailey Peacock-FarrellG
  2. 4Danny BallardCD
  3. 13Ruairi McConvilleCD-L
  4. 17Paddy McNairCD-R
  5. 6George SavilleCM-L
  6. 16Brad LyonsCM-R
  7. 15Justin DevennyLM
  8. 5Trai HumeRM
  9. 9Dion CharlesF
  10. 14Isaac PriceCF-L
  11. 2Conor BradleyCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamie Reid replaces Dion Charles.
  3. 57' Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 69' Substitution, Slovakia. Leo Sauer replaces Dávid Duris.
  5. 73' Norbert Gyömbér (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 73' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Paddy McNair.
  7. 78' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamie Donley replaces Jamie Reid because of an injury.
  8. 84' Substitution, Slovakia. Lubomír Tupta replaces Lukás Haraslín.
  9. 84' Substitution, Slovakia. László Bénes replaces Tomás Rigo.
  10. 88' Substitution, Slovakia. Róbert Bozeník replaces David Strelec.
  11. 88' Substitution, Slovakia. Tomás Bobcek replaces Norbert Gyömbér.
  12. 90'+1' Goal! Slovakia 1, Northern Ireland 0. Tomás Bobcek (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by László Bénes with a cross following a corner.
  13. 90'+7' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ciaron Brown replaces Trai Hume.
  14. 90'+8' George Saville (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+9' Second yellow card to Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) for a bad foul.

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