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Northern Ireland vs Luxembourg live: 2026 qualifier teams
Northern Ireland complete their World Cup qualifying Group A campaign at Windsor Park on Monday by attempting to earn their third win in the section against a Luxembourg side yet to earn a point.
Michael O’Neill’s team lost 1-0 in Slovakia on Friday and will finish third but enter the play-offs because of their Nations League performance.
Luxembourg pushed visitors Germany hard in the first half of their penultimate game on Friday, only for Nick Woltemade to score twice after the break and give the heavyweights a 2-0 win.
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Northern Ireland lineup vs Luxembourg
Northern Ireland have a host of injury issues, with first-choice goalkeeper Pierce Charles still unavailable and his brother, midfielder Shea, absent from the midfield with a hamstring problem.
Ali McCann is out with a broken arm but fellow midfielder Ethan Galbraith returns from a ban. Defender Brodie Spencer is absent but Liverpool full-back Conor Bradley was back from suspension against Slovakia.
O’Neill makes six changes, dropping Trai Hume, Justin Devenny, Daniel Ballard and George Saville because the quartet are at risk of suspension.
Bailey Peacock-Farrell and Jamie Reid are injured and replaced by Conor Hazard and Jamie Donley.
Ciaron Brown, Jamal Lewis and Ethan Galbraith come in, while Nottingham Forest’s Jamie McDonnell makes his full debut.
Northern Ireland starting XI: Conor Hazard, Ruairi McConville, Paddy McNair, Ciaron Brown, Conor Bradley, Brad Lyons, Jamie McDonnell, Ethan Galbraith, Jamal Lewis, Isaac Price, Jamie Donley
Northern Ireland substitutes: Joshua Clarke, Eoin Toal, Ryan Johnson, Terry Devlin, Callum Marshall, Dion Charles, Paul Smyth, Justin Devenny, Ross McCausland, Patrick Kelly, Josh Magennis, Luke Southwood
Luxembourg lineup vs Northern Ireland
Luxembourg starting XI: Anthony Morris, Marvin Martins, Seid Korac, Dirk Carlson, Laurent Jans, Christopher Martins, Mathias Olesen, Leandro Barreiro, Olivier Thill, Danel Sinani, Aiman Dardari
Luxembourg substitutes: Adulai Djabi Embalo, Mirza Mustafic, Alessio Curci, Tomas Cruz, Kenan Avdusinovic, Edvin Muratovic, Tiago Pereira Cardoso, Eric Veiga, Vahid Selimovic, Eldin Dzogovic, Sebastien Thill, Lucas Fox
How to watch Northern Ireland vs Luxembourg: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Monday is at 19:45 GMT (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT), with live coverage in the UK on BBC Three, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
2026 World Cup playoffs dates
The top team from each of the 12 European Qualifier groups proceeds automatically to the finals, which will be expanded to 48 teams.
The 12 runners-up in each group will join four Nations League teams in the one-legged play-off ties, which will be drawn from pots based on teams’ records during the campaign.
The semi-finals will take place on March 26, followed by the finals on March 31 2026.
When is the draw for the 2026 World Cup playoffs?
The play-off draw will take place on Thursday, November 20 at 12:00 GMT (07:00 ET / 04:00 PT).
When is the draw for the 2026 World Cup finals?
The draw for the World Cup finals will take place on December 5 2025 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, with the ceremony starting at 17:00 GMT (12:00 ET/ 09:00 PT).
The tournament runs from June 11 until July 19 2026.
