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--- 2026 World Cup Qualifying Play-Off ITALY - NORTHERN IRELAND Venue: New Balance Arena (Stadio di Bergamo), Bergamo NORTHERN IRELAND SQUAD: Goalkeepers: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Blackpool, on loan from Birmingham City), Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle), Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), Josh Clarke (Partick Thistle). Defenders: Paddy McNair (Hull City, on loan from San Diego), Dan Ballard # (Sunderland), Ciaron Brown (Oxford United), Trai Hume (Sunderland), Brodie Spencer (Oxford United), Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers), Ruairi McConville (Norwich City), Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), Tom Acheson* (Blackburn Rovers). Midfielders: George Saville (Luton Town), Ali McCann (Preston), Shea Charles (Southampton), Isaac Price (West Brom), Paul Smyth (Queen's Park Rangers), Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City), Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace), Brad Lyons (Kilmarnock), Jamie Donley (Oxford United, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Jamie McDonnell (Oxford United), Patrick Kelly (Barnsley), Kieran Morri...

Name: Kieran Morrison Born: 9 November 2006, Manchester (ENG) Height: 5.11 ft / 1.80 m Weight:  Position: Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-17. Club Career: Manchester United Youth Liverpool 23/24-date Youth Biography: Manchester-born attacking midfielder who qualifies for Northern Ireland through his grandmother. He was called into the senior squad for the first time in March 2026 after a handful of appearances for Liverpool's first team. Soccerbase LFC History Wikipedia Liverpool FC

 - Signings Liam Hughes (FC Haka to Sligo Rovers) Darren Robinson (Derby County to Doncaster Rovers) Bayley McCann (Barnsley to Doncaster Rovers) Jonny Russell (Glentoran to Crawley Town) Josh Carson (Ballymena United to Portadown) Odhran Casey (Cliftonville to Shelbourne) Jamie McDonnell (Nottingham Forest to Oxford United) Paddy McNair (San Diego to Hull City) BBC Ronan Hale (Ross County to Gillingham) BBC Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Birmingham City to Blackpool) Loans Bayley McCann (Doncaster Rovers to Alfreton Town) Jamie Donley (Tottenham Hotspur to Oxford United) Callum Marshall (West Ham to Bochum) Jack Patterson (Everton to LKS Lodz) Released Ryan McLaughlin (St Patrick's Athletic) Sean O'Neill (Ballymena United) retired, joined Crusaders as coach

Name: Jamie Carson McDonnell Born: 16 February 2004, Lisburn Height: 6.00 ft /   1.83 m Weight: 12.03 st / 77.5 kg Position: Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, Under-21, Youth. Club Career: tEAMS ...... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other Lisburn Youth ................ Youth Glentoran .................... Youth  Nott'm Forest .........  Jul-20 Youth Colchester U.  24/5 .... Aug-24 .loan 29(3)/1 1(0)/0 ...... 4(0)/0 Mansfield T..  25/6 .... Jul-25 .loan Biography: Northern Ireland Full Cap Details: 07-09-2025 Germany A L 1-3 WCQ sub still active Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details: 07-09-2023 Luxembourg H L 0-1

I'm pleased to have helped Neil Thompson in a small way to research and write this book on his uncle, Jim McCarthy. If you would like to purchase a copy, please follow this link . About the Book The book is about the man in the title, Jim McCarthy , and his footballing career and the influence he had on the writers life. The start of international football and the links from amateur to professional in the game at the time of his playing career. International games and club games and the affect of war in the middle of a career. Captaining Ireland as a highlight in that career. How different the times are now to the way now with communication links being instant and the organisation of international and domestic football and some of the changes that have taken place. Book Details Language : English Publication Date : 24/08/2025 ISBN : 9798765215388

700 vs Iceland - 701 - 702 vs Germany FIFA World Cup Qualifier - European Group A LUXEMBOURG (LUX) 1-3 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 1-1) Venue: Stade de Luxembourg,   Luxembourg City Attendance: 9,214 Referee:  Andris Treimanis (LVA) Assistant Referees: Haralds Gudermanis (LVA), Aleksejs Spasjonnikovs (LVA) Fourth Official:  Edgars Malcevs (LVA) Video Assistant Referee:  Kristaps Ratnieks (LVA) Assistant VAR Official:  Vitalijs Spasjonnikovs (LVA) UEFA Delegate:  Sergei Hohlov-Simson (EST) Goals: NIR Reid 7 , Charles 46 , Devenny 69 ; LUX Dardari 30 NORTHERN IRELAND: (white - green - white) Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Trai Hume 3-4-2-1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell; Eoin Toal [Rauri McConville  77 ], Paddy McNair [George Saville  84 ], Trai Hume; Justin Devenny, Shea Charles, Ali McCann _ 18 , Conor Bradley [Jamie Donley 76 ], Isaac Price [Dion Charles 84 ], Ethan Galbraith, Jamie Reid [Callum Marshall 69 ] Unused subs: Ronan Hale, Terry Devl...

Name: David Nixon Born: c.1954, Belfast Height: 5.06 ft Weight: 10.07 st Position: Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1973) ; Irish League: 1 Cap (1978) . Club Honours: (with Linfield) Irish League Champion;   Irish Cup Winner 1977/78, Runner-Up 1972/73, 1975/76, 1976/77... ; Gold Cup Winner; Ulster Cup Winner; Co. Antrim Shield Winner. Club Careers: Linfield Biography: A diminutive but dynamic midfielder, Davie Nixon followed a long line of family members into the Linfield first team in the early-70s. Northern Ireland Amateur Cap Details: 07-04-1973 Wales A L 1-2 BAC Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1. Irish League Representative Appearances: 01-11-1978 Scottish League H D 1-1 sub Summary: 0(1)/0. Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 0.