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Football Federation of Belarus Founded:  1989 FIFA Affiliated:  1992 Home Venue:  Borisov Arena, Borisov Main Colours:  Red, white, green Confederation:  UEFA (Europe) Website: abff.by Belarus /  Беларусь   (BLR) Kit Played 1 Won 1 Drew 0 Lost 0 Win Ratio 100% Result Ratio 100% Northern Ireland's Results Against Belarus No. Date Venue Type F A Result 1 610 27/05/2016 Windsor Park , Belfast FR 3 0 HW Until 1992 Belarusian players represented the Soviet Union (then briefly CIS) at international level. See also: USSR

Qatar Football Association  /  الاتحاد القطري لكرة القدم Founded:  1960 FIFA Affiliated:  1972 Home Venue:  Various Main Colours:  Maroon Confederation:  AFC (Asia) Website: qfa.com Qatar /  دولة قطر  (QAT) Kit Played 1 Won 0 Drew 1 Lost 0 Win Ratio 0% Result Ratio 33% Northern Ireland's Results Against Qatar No. Date Venue Type F A Result 1 601 31/05/2015 Gresty . Road, . Crewe . (ENG) FR 1 1 ND

Croatian Football Federation /  Hrvatski nogometni savez (HNS) Founded:  1912/1990 FIFA Affiliated: 1941/1992 Home Venue:  Various Main Colours:  Red and white Confederation:  UEFA (Europe) Website:   hns-cff.hr Croatia /  Hrvatska (CRO) Kit Played 1 Won 0 Drew 0 Lost 1 Win Ratio 0% Result Ratio 0% Northern Ireland's Results Against Croatia No. Date Venue Type F A Result 1 620 15/11/2016 Windsor Park , Belfast FR 0 3 H At the time of the initial foundation of the HNS,  Croatia was part of Austria-Hungary. After the First World War it became part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and Croatian players were part on the Yugoslav national team ran by the FA of Yugoslavia (founded 1919). The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was dissolved by the Nazis during the Second World War with an independent Croatia playing fourteen internationals from 1941-1944. After the war ended Yugoslavia was re-f...

617 vs San Marino - 618 - 619 vs Azerbaijan FIFA World Cup - European Qualifying Group C 11th October 2016. KO: 20:45 CET / 19:45 BST GERMANY (GER) 2 - 0 (H/T 2-0) N. IRELAND (NIR) Venue: Niedersachsenstadion (HDI-Arena), Hanover Attendance: 42,132 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA) Assistant referee: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA), Filippo Meli (ITA) Fourth official: Marco Guida (ITA) Goals: GER: Draxler 13 , Hummels 17 NORTHERN IRELAND Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Steven Davis (4-5-1) M. McGovern; L. Hodson, J.Evans, G. McAuley, A. Hughes, S. Ferguson   _ , S. Davis, O. Norwood [P. McNair  72 ], C. Evans, J. Ward [N. McGinn  61 ], J. Magennis [K. Lafferty   76 ]. Unused subs: A. Mannus (gk), T. Carson (gk); C. McLaughlin, M. Smith, C. Washington, P. Paton, R. McGivern, M. Lund, C. Morris. ...

Name: Conor McDermott Born: 18 August 1997, Culmore, Londonderry Height: Weight:  Position: Midfielder/Full-Back Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21 (2016-date) , Under-18 Schools (2015) . Club Career: Derry City Youth Biography: A former pupil of St Columb's College, Conor McDermott broke into the Derry City first team as an eighteen year-old. Already a Northern Ireland Under-18 Schoolboy international, he was called into the Under-21 squad in the autumn of 2016. To follow. Newsletter Derry Journal Derry City FC UEFA Twitter Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details: 11-10-2016 France H L 0-3 ECQ still active.

Name: Ben James Kennedy Born: 12 January 1997, Lisburn Height: 5.10 ft / 1.78 m Weight: 11.00 st / 69kg Position: Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-17. Club Honours: (with Crusaders) Irish Cup Winner 2021/22, 2022/23 ; NIFL Charity Shield Winner 2022, 2023. Club Career: Teams ... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- --League-- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other Stevenage 14/5-19/0  .. -14   Youth 103(48)/27 6(0)/0 1(0)/1 ...... 5(4)/3 Newport C  18/9 .... Jan-19 .Loan ..7 (3)/ 1  Crusaders 20/1-24/5   Aug-20 ...... 75(12)/33 8(3)/3 ...... 8(1)/0 2(0)/0 Ballymena 24/5-date   Jul-24 Biography: To follow Wikipedia Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details: 06-10-2016 Ukraine A D 1-1 ECQ Summary:

Name: Born: 4 December 1997, Londonderry Height: Weight: Position: Left-Back Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Youth. Club Career: Teams ... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- League Trojans .................... Youth Liverpool ........... ...... Youth 0(0)/0 Swansea C ........... Jul-15 . Free 0(0)/0 Dundee .. 16/17- date Jul-16   . Free Stirling Forfar Ballymena -19/20 Biography: To follow. Soccerbase Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details: 06-10-2016 Ukraine A D 1-1 ECQ still active

616 vs Czech Republic  -  617 -  618 vs Germany 2018 FIFA World Cup - European Qualifying Group C 8th October 2016. KO: 19:45 BST NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 4-0  SAN MARINO (SMR) (H/T 1-0) Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 18,234 Referee:  Istvan Kovacs (ROU) Assistant referees: Fourth officials: Goals: NIR: Davis 26 (pen), Lafferty 79, 90+4 , Ward 85 NORTHERN IRELAND: Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Steven Davis NIR: (4-4-2)   M.   McGovern; C. McLaughlin [P. McNair 77 ], S. Ferguson, G. McAuley, J. Evans, O. Norwood, N. McGinn, S. Davis, J. Maginnis [K. Lafferty 73 ], J. Ward, S. Dallas [C. Washington 65 ] Unused subs: T. Carson (gk), A. Mannus (gk); L. Hodson, P. Paton, C. Evans. R. McGivern, A. Hughes, M. Lund, T. Flanagan SAN MARINO: Manager: Pierangelo Manzaroli Captain: Matteo Vitaioli SMR: (5-4-1) A. Simoncini; Berardi, F. Vitaioli, D. Simoncini, Della Valle, Palazzi; Hirsch [Cesarini 56 ], Tosi, Copp...

Name:  Paul Patrick Smyth Born:  10 September 1997, Belfast Height: 5.07 ft / 1.75 m Weight:  Position:  Forward Representative Honours:  Northern Ireland: Full, 13 Under-21 Caps / 1 Goal, 3 Under-19 Caps. Club Honours:   (with Linfield)  NIFL Champion  2016/17 ; Irish Cup Winner 2016/17 ;   Co. Antrim Shield Winner 2016/17. Awards: NIFWA Young Player of the Year 2017 ;  London Football Awards EFL Player of the Year 2023 . Club Career: Teams ... -Seasons- Signed Fee- -League-- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other Linfield.  15/6-17/8 ..... Youth 43 (9)/14 8(0)/0 ...... 6(0)/0 2(3)/3 Q.P.R. .. 17/8-20/1 Aug-17 .... .8(11)/ 2 1(0)/0 0(3)/0  A Stanley 18/9 .... Jan-19   loan 11 (4)/ 3 0(1)/0  Wycombe W 19/0   ....  Jul-19   loan 13 (6)/ 1 1(0)/0 ...... ...... 0(1)/0 Charlton. 20/1   ....  Oct-20   loan .8 (6)/ 2 A Stanley 20/1   ....  Jan-21   loan 15 (6)/ 3 L Orient.  ...

Name: Mark Sykes Born: 4 August 1997 Height:  Weight:  Position: Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-18. Awards: Ulster Young Footballer of the Year 2017/18. Club Career: Glenavon Oxford United Bristol City May-22 Biography: A product of the Glenavon youth set-up, Mark Sykes came to the fore in the club's 2015 Harry Cavan Youth Cup win and he signed a professional deal ahead of the following season. A member of the Northern Ireland Under-18 schools squad, he earned rapid elevation through the Under-19 to the Under-21 set-ups. In August 2020 it was reported that Sykes had declared his intentions to declare for the Republic of Ireland . This was just days before he was due to be included in Ian Barraclough's first senior squad and after he had already featured on the bench under Michael O'Neill. In 2022 Sykes' switch to the Republic was confirmed and he was first called into Stephen Kenny's squad. More to fol...

Name:  Christopher Paul Born:  25 September 1997, Enfield (Eng) Height:  Weight:  Position:  Midfielder Representative Honours:  Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-17. Club Career: Teams ...........  -Seasons- Signed -Fee- League Tottenham Hotspur ................   Youth 0(0)/0 QPR ............. 16/7-17/8 May-16 . Free 0(0)/0  Havant & Waterlooville ....  Dec-18  . Free Hampton & Richmond Borough. ....... Loan Hemel Hempstead ...........  Oct-20 .Free St Albans City ............  Jun-22 Biography: Midfielder who is also capable in defence, Chris Paul was on the books at Spurs before he was released to allow him to join QPR in May 2016. He became a match-day squad regular at Loftus Road early on and earned elevation to the Northern Ireland Under-21 squad before his nineteenth birthday. In May 2018 it was announces that he was being released by QPR. UEFA More to follow. Northern Ireland...

(International Trial Match) Wednesday, 5th January 1910 HOME IRISH 3-1 ANGLO IRISH   (H/T 0-1) Venue: Grosvenor Park,   Belfast Attendance: 4,000 Goals: Anglos: Meaney; Home: Robertson (pen), Enright, McKeown Line-ups: HOME ANGLOS F. McKee   (Cliftonville) S. Burnison   (Distillery) P. McCann  (Belfast Celtic) J. Wright   (Cliftonville) J. Connor   (Belfast Celtic) Anderson (Belfast Celtic) R. Lyner (Glentoran) J. Robertson   (Cliftonville) McKeown (Linfield) J. Enright   (Shelbourne) F. Thompson   (Cliftonville) W.S. McBirnie (St Mirren) McCrossan (Dykehead) McCartney (Linfield) H. Hampton   (Dundee) C. Mercer (Greenock Morton) J. Maginnes (Greenock Morton) W.T.J. Renneville   (Leyton) J. Meaney (Leith Athletic) Hill (Motherwell) J. Murphy  (Bradford City) J.C. Slemin   (Bradford City) Others selected P.J. Thunder   (Bohe...

615 vs Wales -  616 - 617 vs San Marino 2018 FIFA World Cup - European Qualifying Group C 4th September 2016. KO: 19:45 BST / 20:45 CET CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE)  0 - 0 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 0-0) Venue: Generali Stadium, Prague Referee:  Tasos Sidiropoulos (GRE) Assistant referees:  Polychronis Kostaras (GRE), Lazaros Dimitriadis (GRE) Fourth official:  Georgios Kyzas (GRE) Goals: - NORTHERN IRELAND: (white shirts, green shorts, white socks) Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Steven Davis (4-5-1)  M. McGovern; C. McLaughlin, S. Ferguson [L. Hodson 66 ], G. McAuley, J. Evans, P. McNair, O. Norwood _ , S. Davis, J. Ward  _  [N. McGinn 74 ], K. Lafferty [J. Magennis 59 ], S. Dallas Unused subs: A. Mannus (gk), T. Carson (gk); L. Boyce, C. Washington, C. Evans, R. McGivern, M. Smith, M. Lund, C. Morris CZECH REPUBLIC: (red shirts) Head coach: Karel Jarolim Captain: Marel Suchy (4-4-2) T. Vaclik; P. Kaderabek, M....

Name:  Dion Charles Born:  7 October 1995, Preston (England) Height: 5.10 ft / 1.78 m Weight: 10.09 st  / 65 kg Position:  Midfielder / Forward      Representative Honours:  Northern Ireland: Full; Under-21; England: C Club Career: Teams ........ --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other Blackpool ....................... Youth  . 0(0)/ 0 AFC Flyde .... 14/5-15/6 ............ ( National League North ) Skelmersdale U 14/5 .... Nov-14  . Loan  ( National Premier League ) Fleetwood Town 16/7-17/8 Jul-16 . Free . 0(0)/ 0 ...... ...... 0(1)/0 FC Halifax T. .   16/7 .... Mar-17  . Loan  ( National League North ) FC Halifax T. .   17/8 .... Aug-17  . Loan  ( National League ) Southport .... 17/8-19/0  Jan-18 Undis  ( National League North ) Accrington St. 19/0-21/2  Aug-19 Undis 74(7)/27 1(1)/0 2(1)/1 6(5)/2 Bolton Wan'drs 21/2- 24/5 Jan-21 £320k 105(17)/45 4(2)...