World Cup - Qualification Europe
Featured match
- Tomáš Bobček 90'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Slovakia beat Northern Ireland 1-0. Scorers for Slovakia: Tomáš Bobček 90'. D. Ballard of Northern Ireland was sent off in minute 90+9'. Slovakia had 62% of possession.
Slovakia
Northern Ireland
- Full-time 1 - 0
Added time: 9 minutes
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90+9'
D. Ballard Red card · Northern Ireland Straight red card for D. Ballard. Northern Ireland are down a man
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90+9'
D. Ballard Yellow card · Northern Ireland D. Ballard of Northern Ireland is booked
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90+8'
G. Saville Yellow card · Northern Ireland Yellow card for G. Saville (Northern Ireland)
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90+7'
C. Brown Out: T. Hume · Northern Ireland Substitution for Northern Ireland: C. Brown comes on for T. Hume
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90'
Tomáš Bobček 1-0 Goal · Assist: László Bénes · Slovakia Goal! Tomáš Bobček scores for Slovakia, set up by László Bénes. It is 1-0
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88'
Róbert Boženík Out: David Strelec · Slovakia Substitution for Slovakia: Róbert Boženík comes on for David Strelec
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88'
Tomáš Bobček Out: Norbert Gyömbér · Slovakia Substitution for Slovakia: Tomáš Bobček comes on for Norbert Gyömbér
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84'
Ľubomír Tupta Out: Lukáš Haraslín · Slovakia Substitution for Slovakia: Ľubomír Tupta comes on for Lukáš Haraslín
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84'
László Bénes Out: Tomáš Rigo · Slovakia Substitution for Slovakia: László Bénes comes on for Tomáš Rigo
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78'
J. Donley · Northern Ireland Substitution for Northern Ireland: J. Donley comes on
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73'
J. Magennis Out: P. McNair · Northern Ireland Substitution for Northern Ireland: J. Magennis comes on for P. McNair
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73'
Norbert Gyömbér Yellow card · Slovakia Yellow card for Norbert Gyömbér (Slovakia)
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69'
Leo Sauer Out: Dávid Ďuriš · Slovakia Substitution for Slovakia: Leo Sauer comes on for Dávid Ďuriš
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66'
David Strelec VAR · Goal disallowed · Slovakia VAR review: Goal disallowed
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57'
T. Hume Yellow card · Northern Ireland T. Hume of Northern Ireland is booked
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46'
J. Reid Out: D. Charles · Northern Ireland Substitution for Northern Ireland: J. Reid comes on for D. Charles
- Half-time 0 - 0
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23'
D. Ballard Yellow card · Northern Ireland D. Ballard of Northern Ireland is booked
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Slovakia
Northern Ireland
LWWLW
Last 5 matches WWLWL
2Position3
12Pts9
0.8Goals scored per match1.4
1Goals conceded per match1.5
5Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Slovakia3-4-3
Northern Ireland3-4-2-1
13
7.7
McConville
Ruairi McConville
Player profile
4
6.9
Ballard
23'90+9'90+9'
D. Ballard
- 23'Yellow card
- 90+9'Yellow card
- 90+9'Red card
- 73'Out
17
7.3
Haraslín
84'
Lukáš Haraslín
- 84'Out
- 88'Out
- 69'Out
16
7.0
Hancko
Dávid Hancko
Player profile
19
6.9
Rigo
84'
Tomáš Rigo
- 84'Out
Slovakia3-4-3
Coach: Francesco Calzona
Starting XI
- 1GK Martin Dúbravka 7.3
- 6DF Norbert Gyömbér73'88' 6.5
- 14DF Milan Škriniar 7.3
- 4DF Adam Obert 7.2
- 21MF Matúš Bero 7.0
- 22MF Stanislav Lobotka 7.3
- 19MF Tomáš Rigo84' 6.9
- 16MF Dávid Hancko 7.0
- 20FW Dávid Ďuriš69' 6.3
- 15FW David Strelec88' 6.3
- 17FW Lukáš Haraslín84' 7.3
Substitutes
- 12GK Marek Rodák
- 23GK Dominik Takáč
- 2DF Peter Pekarík
- 3DF Denis Vavro
- 5DF Ivan Mesík
- 7FW Leo Sauer69' 6.6
- 8FW Tomáš Bobček88'90' 7.7
- 9FW Róbert Boženík88' 6.7
- 10MF László Bénes84' 7.2
- 11FW Ľubomír Tupta84' 6.5
- 13MF Patrik Hrošovský
- 18FW Ivan Schranz
Northern Ireland3-4-2-1
Coach: Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill
Starting XI
- 1GK Bailey Peacock-Farrell 6.3
- 17DF P. McNair73' 6.7
- 4DF D. Ballard23'90+9'90+9' 6.9
- 13DF Ruairi McConville 7.7
- 5MF T. Hume57'90+7' 6.9
- 16MF B. Lyons 7.0
- 6MF G. Saville90+8' 7.0
- 15MF J. Devenny 7.3
- 2FW C. Bradley 6.9
- 14FW I. Price 7.2
- 9FW D. Charles46' 6.5
Substitutes
- 12GK C. Hazard
- 23GK L. Southwood
- 3DF Jamal Lewis
- 7MF T. Devlin
- 8FW C. Marshall
- 10MF J. Donley78' 6.2
- 11FW P. Smyth
- 18FW J. Reid46' 6.6
- 19MF P. Kelly
- 20MF J. McDonnell
- 21FW J. Magennis73' 6.7
- 22DF C. Brown90+7'
Slovakia
Northern Ireland
62%
38%
16
Shots
9
2
On target
2
7
Off target
5
3
Corners
2
14
Fouls
20
3
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
1
2
Saves
1
533
Passes
319
80%
Pass accuracy
69%
1.29
Expected goals
0.76
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
|
6 | 16 | 3 | 16:3 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 |
Slovakia
|
6 | 6 | 8 | 6:8 | -2 | 12 |
| 3 |
Northern Ireland
|
6 | 7 | 6 | 7:6 | +1 | 9 |
| 4 |
Luxembourg
|
6 | 1 | 13 | 1:13 | -12 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Switzerland
|
6 | 14 | 2 | 14:2 | +12 | 14 |
| 2 |
Kosovo
|
6 | 6 | 5 | 6:5 | +1 | 11 |
| 3 |
Slovenia
|
6 | 3 | 8 | 3:8 | -5 | 4 |
| 4 |
Sweden
|
6 | 4 | 12 | 4:12 | -8 | 2 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Scotland
|
6 | 13 | 7 | 13:7 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 |
Denmark
|
6 | 16 | 7 | 16:7 | +9 | 11 |
| 3 |
Greece
|
6 | 10 | 12 | 10:12 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 |
Belarus
|
6 | 4 | 17 | 4:17 | -13 | 2 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
France
|
6 | 16 | 4 | 16:4 | +12 | 16 |
| 2 |
Ukraine
|
6 | 10 | 11 | 10:11 | -1 | 10 |
| 3 |
Iceland
|
6 | 13 | 11 | 13:11 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 |
Azerbaijan
|
6 | 3 | 16 | 3:16 | -13 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spain
|
6 | 21 | 2 | 21:2 | +19 | 16 |
| 2 |
Türkiye
|
6 | 17 | 12 | 17:12 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 |
Georgia
|
6 | 7 | 15 | 7:15 | -8 | 3 |
| 4 |
Bulgaria
|
6 | 3 | 19 | 3:19 | -16 | 3 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group F
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Portugal
|
6 | 20 | 7 | 20:7 | +13 | 13 |
| 2 |
Rep. Of Ireland
|
6 | 9 | 7 | 9:7 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 |
Hungary
|
6 | 11 | 10 | 11:10 | +1 | 8 |
| 4 |
Armenia
|
6 | 3 | 19 | 3:19 | -16 | 3 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group G
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
8 | 27 | 4 | 27:4 | +23 | 20 |
| 2 |
Poland
|
8 | 14 | 7 | 14:7 | +7 | 17 |
| 3 |
Finland
|
8 | 8 | 14 | 8:14 | -6 | 10 |
| 4 |
Malta
|
8 | 4 | 19 | 4:19 | -15 | 5 |
| 5 |
Lithuania
|
8 | 6 | 15 | 6:15 | -9 | 3 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group H
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Austria
|
8 | 22 | 4 | 22:4 | +18 | 19 |
| 2 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
8 | 17 | 7 | 17:7 | +10 | 17 |
| 3 |
Romania
|
8 | 19 | 10 | 19:10 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 |
Cyprus
|
8 | 11 | 11 | 11:11 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 |
San Marino
|
8 | 2 | 39 | 2:39 | -37 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group I
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norway
|
8 | 37 | 5 | 37:5 | +32 | 24 |
| 2 |
Italy
|
8 | 21 | 12 | 21:12 | +9 | 18 |
| 3 |
Israel
|
8 | 19 | 20 | 19:20 | -1 | 12 |
| 4 |
Estonia
|
8 | 8 | 21 | 8:21 | -13 | 4 |
| 5 |
Moldova
|
8 | 5 | 32 | 5:32 | -27 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group J
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Belgium
|
8 | 29 | 7 | 29:7 | +22 | 18 |
| 2 |
Wales
|
8 | 21 | 11 | 21:11 | +10 | 16 |
| 3 |
FYR Macedonia
|
8 | 13 | 10 | 13:10 | +3 | 13 |
| 4 |
Kazakhstan
|
8 | 9 | 13 | 9:13 | -4 | 8 |
| 5 |
Liechtenstein
|
8 | 0 | 31 | 0:31 | -31 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group K
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
England
|
8 | 22 | 0 | 22:0 | +22 | 24 |
| 2 |
Albania
|
8 | 7 | 5 | 7:5 | +2 | 14 |
| 3 |
Serbia
|
8 | 9 | 10 | 9:10 | -1 | 13 |
| 4 |
Latvia
|
8 | 5 | 15 | 5:15 | -10 | 5 |
| 5 |
Andorra
|
8 | 3 | 16 | 3:16 | -13 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group L
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Croatia
|
8 | 26 | 4 | 26:4 | +22 | 22 |
| 2 |
Czechia
|
8 | 18 | 8 | 18:8 | +10 | 16 |
| 3 |
Faroe Islands
|
8 | 11 | 9 | 11:9 | +2 | 12 |
| 4 |
Montenegro
|
8 | 8 | 17 | 8:17 | -9 | 9 |
| 5 |
Gibraltar
|
8 | 3 | 28 | 3:28 | -25 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Slovakia wins1Draws0
Northern Ireland wins1Last meetings
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10 October 2025 · World Cup - Qualification Europe
Northern Ireland
2-0
Slovakia
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12 November 2020 · Euro Championship
Northern Ireland
1-2
Slovakia