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Belfast Telegraph
6 days ago
- General
- Belfast Telegraph
Northern Ireland lead Bosnia in decisive Nations League clash
Live | The equation for Tanya Oxtoby's side is simple. If they win or draw with Bosnia in Zenica they will finish second in the group and qualify for the Promotion Play-Off for a place in League A. If they lose, they will finish third and drop into the Relegation Play-Off where they must fight to avoid the drop into League C.
Belfast Telegraph
7 days ago
- General
- Belfast Telegraph
Updates from Zenica as Northern Ireland face Bosnia in decisive Nations League clash
Live | The equation for Tanya Oxtoby's side is simple. If they win or draw with Bosnia in Zenica they will finish second in the group and qualify for the Promotion Play-Off for a place in League A. If they lose, they will finish third and drop into the Relegation Play-Off where they must fight to avoid the drop into League C.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Michael O'Neill: Northern Ireland must be disciplined and dogged against Sweden
Michael O'Neill expects Northern Ireland's defence to face another stiff examination in Tuesday's friendly against Sweden in Stockholm. O'Neill took encouragement from Friday's 1-1 draw with Switzerland at home, with a young side not looking overawed against a nation ranked 20th in the world. Even if Switzerland dominated possession, it was Northern Ireland who struck first and who arguably had the better chances. Sweden will pose a different challenge, not least due to the attacking calibre in their ranks. Although Sporting's Viktor Gyokeres and Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski are out, they still have the likes of Newcastle star Alexander Isak, Nottingham Forest's Anthony Elanga and Spurs youngster Lucas Bergvall. Having surprisingly dropped down to League C in the Nations League, Sweden thrived in the competition last year. Now managed by former Newcastle forward and Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson, they finished as top scorers in the competition with 19 goals in six games. 'I think people would be surprised given the calibre of player that Sweden had that they were playing at League C level,' O'Neill said. 'Obviously they'd had a difficult campaign prior to that to find themselves at that level. 'But I think they've got a wave of attacking players now that are all playing at a good level…They've got good players and it will be a test for us. But the players should gain confidence from (Friday's) game and take that into Tuesday… 'We'll probably have to be very disciplined and very dogged without the ball. But we have to be able to carry a threat in the game as well.' "I couldn't wait to come on." @jamiedonley9 gives his thoughts on a special night 💚🤍 #GAWA @leytonorientfc | @SpursOfficial — Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland) March 22, 2025 O'Neill said he would look to freshen up his side for the second game of the window, but admitted he only has so many ways of doing so given the lack of experience in the side. He gave debuts to two of the four previously uncapped players in his squad as Jamie Donley and Terry Devlin came off the bench, with Ronan Hale and Kofi Balmer still awaiting an opportunity. O'Neill stuck with teenager Pierce Charles in goal, but had said before this window that Conor Hazard was deserving of an opportunity given his recent form for Plymouth. 'We don't have the ability to change the team dramatically, make seven changes and expect the team to be as strong,' O'Neill said. 'We have to look at freshening up in key areas. 'We ask an awful lot of our attack, when your attacking players have to do a lot of work without the ball. We might have to refresh that and we have some options there we can look at. 'But again we're a bit hindered in the back area with the defenders that we have missing. We want to stay strong.'
The Independent
23-03-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Michael O'Neill: Northern Ireland must be disciplined and dogged against Sweden
Michael O'Neill expects Northern Ireland's defence to face another stiff examination in Tuesday's friendly against Sweden in Stockholm. O'Neill took encouragement from Friday's 1-1 draw with Switzerland at home, with a young side not looking overawed against a nation ranked 20th in the world. Even if Switzerland dominated possession, it was Northern Ireland who struck first and who arguably had the better chances. Sweden will pose a different challenge, not least due to the attacking calibre in their ranks. Although Sporting's Viktor Gyokeres and Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski are out, they still have the likes of Newcastle star Alexander Isak, Nottingham Forest's Anthony Elanga and Spurs youngster Lucas Bergvall. Having surprisingly dropped down to League C in the Nations League, Sweden thrived in the competition last year. Now managed by former Newcastle forward and Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson, they finished as top scorers in the competition with 19 goals in six games. 'I think people would be surprised given the calibre of player that Sweden had that they were playing at League C level,' O'Neill said. 'Obviously they'd had a difficult campaign prior to that to find themselves at that level. 'But I think they've got a wave of attacking players now that are all playing at a good level…They've got good players and it will be a test for us. But the players should gain confidence from (Friday's) game and take that into Tuesday… 'We'll probably have to be very disciplined and very dogged without the ball. But we have to be able to carry a threat in the game as well.' O'Neill said he would look to freshen up his side for the second game of the window, but admitted he only has so many ways of doing so given the lack of experience in the side. He gave debuts to two of the four previously uncapped players in his squad as Jamie Donley and Terry Devlin came off the bench, with Ronan Hale and Kofi Balmer still awaiting an opportunity. O'Neill stuck with teenager Pierce Charles in goal, but had said before this window that Conor Hazard was deserving of an opportunity given his recent form for Plymouth. 'We don't have the ability to change the team dramatically, make seven changes and expect the team to be as strong,' O'Neill said. 'We have to look at freshening up in key areas. 'We ask an awful lot of our attack, when your attacking players have to do a lot of work without the ball. We might have to refresh that and we have some options there we can look at. 'But again we're a bit hindered in the back area with the defenders that we have missing. We want to stay strong.'
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
How to watch Bulgaria vs Republic of Ireland FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for Nations League playoff
Bulgaria and the Republic of Ireland clash in an important UEFA Nations League play-off first-leg tonight. The visitors will be out to secure a positive result ahead of Sunday's second leg on home soil as they are looking to avoid relegation to League C after finishing third behind England and Greece in Group B2. Bulgaria, meanwhile, were pipped to top spot in Group C3 by Northern Ireland and therefore have to overcome Heimir Hallgrímsson's side to earn promotion to League B. The hosts have not been particularly strong at home of late, winning just one of their last five games at the Hristo Botev Stadium. However, Ireland have not been great away from home either, losing four of their last five on the road. When the two nations met in this very competition almost five years ago, both games ended in draws with Shane Duffy netting a 90th minute equaliser on Ireland's last visit to Bulgaria in a fixture played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 restrictions that were in place at the time. TV channel: In the UK, the game will not be televised. Live stream: Fans can catch the contest live online via the Viaplay International YouTube channel. Kick-off is at 7.45pm GMT.
