FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Luxembourg vs Northern Ireland, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Luxembourg
  • 30': Aiman Dardari
  • Red Card 66': Seid Korac
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1 - 3
Northern Ireland
  • 7': Jamie Reid
  • 46': Shea Charles
  • 69': Justin Devenny

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Luxembourg are hosting Northern Ireland at Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Ali McCann (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Morris (Luxembourg).
  • 3': Penalty conceded by Seid Korac (Luxembourg) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 5': VAR Decision: Penalty Northern Ireland.
  • 6': Seid Korac (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  • 7': Penalty saved. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Anthony Morris (Luxembourg).
  • 7': Goal! Luxembourg 0, Northern Ireland 1. Jamie Reid (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 9': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland).
  • 10': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Justin Devenny.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dirk Carlson.
  • 18': Foul by Ali McCann (Northern Ireland).
  • 18': Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Ali McCann (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 26': Foul by Eoin Toal (Northern Ireland).
  • 26': Tomás Cruz (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Northern Ireland). Assisted by Tomás Cruz.
  • 27': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg).
  • 30': Goal! Luxembourg 1, Northern Ireland 1. Aiman Dardari (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danel Sinani.
  • 32': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg).
  • 32': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Jamie Reid (Northern Ireland).
  • 32': Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg).
  • 34': Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Offside, Luxembourg. Aiman Dardari is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Laurent Jans (Luxembourg).
  • 40': Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg).
  • 45': Jamie Reid (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
  • 45'+1': Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Luxembourg 1, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Luxembourg 1, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 46': Goal! Luxembourg 1, Northern Ireland 2. Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 50': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Dirk Carlson.
  • 51': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Enes Mahmutovic.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Shea Charles with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Justin Devenny.
  • 54': Foul by Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland).
  • 54': Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Shea Charles (Northern Ireland).
  • 56': Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Jamie Reid (Northern Ireland).
  • 59': Ali McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg).
  • 59': Attempt saved. Eoin Toal (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Anthony Morris (Luxembourg). Assisted by Conor Bradley with a cross.
  • 62': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Justin Devenny.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Aiman Dardari (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Aiman Dardari (Luxembourg).
  • 65': Substitution, Luxembourg. Yvandro Borges Sanches replaces Tomás Cruz.
  • 66': Foul by Seid Korac (Luxembourg).
  • 66': Jamie Reid (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Second yellow card to Seid Korac (Luxembourg) for a bad foul.
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Reid (Northern Ireland).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Callum Marshall replaces Jamie Reid because of an injury.
  • 69': Goal! Luxembourg 1, Northern Ireland 3. Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Yvandro Borges Sanches (Luxembourg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Northern Ireland). Assisted by Danel Sinani.
  • 74': Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Foul by Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg).
  • 75': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg).
  • 75': Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
  • 76': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamie Donley replaces Conor Bradley.
  • 77': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ruairi McConville replaces Eoin Toal.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Florian Bohnert.
  • 81': Substitution, Luxembourg. Edvin Muratovic replaces Aiman Dardari.
  • 82': Substitution, Luxembourg. Michael Pinto replaces Florian Bohnert.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Callum Marshall (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Devenny.
  • 84': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Enes Mahmutovic.
  • 84': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Isaac Price.
  • 84': Substitution, Northern Ireland. George Saville replaces Paddy McNair.
  • 85': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Callum Marshall (Northern Ireland).
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Ali McCann (Northern Ireland).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Substitution, Luxembourg. Enzo de Pina Duarte dos Santos replaces Mathias Olesen.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland).
  • 90'+3': Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Edvin Muratovic (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Luxembourg 1, Northern Ireland 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Luxembourg 1, Northern Ireland 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 3
51.4 Possession 48.6
11 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
353 Accurate Passes 337
415 Passes 392
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 0
17 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.0
46 Long Balls 41
11 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.2 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 4
19 Tackles 6
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 5
22 Effective Clearances 21
22 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Stade de Luxembourg
Location: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Attendance: 9,214

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Slovakia 2 +3 6
2 Northern Ireland 2 0 3
3 Germany 2 0 3
4 Luxembourg 2 -3 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LUX Luxembourg (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Moris (GK)
2 Seid Korac Yellow Card
3 Enes Mahmutovic
13 Dirk Carlson
18 Laurent Jans
10 Danel Sinani
16 Leandro Barreiro
19 Mathias Olesen
9 Aiman Dardari
4 Florian Bohnert Yellow Card
6 Tomás Moreira
Luxembourg Substitutes:
Marvin Martins, Vahid Selimovic, Eldin Dzogovic, Alessio Curci, Edvin Muratovic, Eric Veiga, Olivier Thill, Mica Pinto, Enzo De Pina Duarte Dos Santos, Yvandro Borges Sanches, Tiago Pereira, Lucas Fox.

NIR Northern Ireland (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
17 Paddy McNair
4 Eoin Toal
5 Trai Hume
19 Shea Charles
16 Alistair McCann Yellow Card
15 Justin Devenny
2 Conor Bradley
11 Jamie Reid
14 Isaac Price
7 Ethan Galbraith
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
Ryan Johnson, Dion Charles, Jamie Donley, Dale Taylor, Luke Southwood, George Saville, Jamie Mcdonnell, Terry Devlin, Ruairi Mcconville, Callum Marshall, Ronan Hale, Stephen Mcmullan.

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