665: 9 October 2021

664 vs. SUI		Saturday, 9 October 2021				KO:	19:45 GMT / 20:45 local
665		2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
666 vs. BUL		Stade de Genève, Lancy, Geneva (A)				Att:	19,129
Northern Ireland			0-2		Switzerland
NIR			0-1		SUI

• Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
• Assistant Referees: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN), David Smajc (SVN)
• Fourth Official: David Smajc (SVN)
• Video Assistant Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
• Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nejc Kajtazovic (SVN)

Match Events:

• 23 _ Lewis (NIR)
• 37 __  Lewis (NIR)
• 45+3 ○ Zuber (SUI) [0-1]
• 88 _ Bradley (NIR)
• 89 _ Magennis (NIR)
• 90 _ Zakaria (SUI)
• 90+1 ○ Fassnacht (SUI) [0-2]

 NORTHERN IRELAND:

Manager: Ian Baraclough
Captain: Paddy McNair (1st)
(line-up) Peacock-Farrell; Dallas [Bradley _ 86], Cathcart, Ballard, Brown [Ferguson 80], Lewis __37, Saville, McNair, Davis, Thompson [Jones 80], Washington [Magennis 62 _]
Unused subs: Hazard (gk), Hughes (gk); Flanagan, McGinn, Charles, C. Winchester, Smyth, McCalmont

SWITZERLAND:
Head Coach: Murat Yakin

Captain: Xherdan Shaqiri
(line-up) Sommer, Mbabu [Widmer 81], Akanji [Shar 53], Elvedi, Rodríguez, Zakaria, Zuber [Fassnacht 81], Freuler, Shaqiri [Sow 90+2], Steffen, Embolo [Itten 90+2]

Unused subs: Omlin (gk), Von Bollmoos (gk); Al. Ajeti, Aebischer, Comert, Garcia, Gavranovic

Programme / Team Sheet / Match Ticket:

Unofficial programme

Northern Ireland Squad:

Irish FA

Goalkeepers – Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Sheffield Wednesday, on loan from Burnley), Trevor Carson (Dundee United), Conor Hazard (Celtic), Liam Hughes* (Liverpool)
Defenders – Jonny Evans (Leicester City), Craig Cathcart (Watford), Stuart Dallas (Leeds United), Shane Ferguson (Rotherham United), Jamal Lewis (Newcastle United), Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian), Daniel Ballard (Millwall, on loan from Arsenal), Tom Flanagan (Sunderland), Ciaron Brown (Cardiff City), Ryan McLaughlin* (Morecambe)
Midfielders – Steven Davis (Rangers), Niall McGinn (Aberdeen), Corry Evans (Sunderland), Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough), George Saville (Millwall), Gavin Whyte (Oxford United, on loan from Cardiff City), Jordan Thompson (Stoke City), Jordan Jones (Wigan Athletic), Alistair McCann (Preston North End), Conor Bradley (Liverpool), Carl Winchester* (Sunderland)
Forwards – Josh Magennis (Hull City), Conor Washington (Charlton Athletic), Shayne Lavery (Blackpool), Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley), Paul Smyth* (Leyton Orient)

* late call-ups

Notes: 

• Paddy McNair appointed captain for the first time on the occasion of his 50th cap.
• Jamal Lewis' sending off is the 25th for a Northern Ireland player.

As it stands:

2022 FIFA World Cup - European Qualifiers Group C

		Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
	ITA	6	4	2	0	12	1	+11	14
	SUI	5	3	2	0	6	1	+5	11
	NIR	5	1	2	2	4	5	-1	5
	BUL	6	1	2	3	4	9	-5	5
	LTU	6	1	0	5	4	14	-10	3