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- Date: Friday 02 October 2026
- Kick-off time: 7:45pm BST / 2:45pm ET / 04:45am AEST (Saturday)
- FREE Stream: BBC iPlayer (UK)
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Ukraine and Northern Ireland face off in Group B2 of the Nations League, each bidding to continue their respective unbeaten streaks in the competition.
The match will take place at Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava, Slovakia with the Ukraine War ongoing.
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Kick-off is at 7:45pm BST on Friday 02 October.
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Ukraine vs Northern Ireland: Preview
Ukraine and Northern Ireland meet in Trnava on Friday evening with both sides looking to strengthen their position at the top of Nations League Group B2.
Both nations have collected four points from their opening two matches, making this a potentially pivotal encounter in the promotion race for the A League. Ukraine began their campaign with a 1-0 victory over Hungary before being held to a goalless draw by Georgia, while Northern Ireland opened with a 1-0 win away to Georgia before drawing 0-0 with Hungary.
Ukraine are still not playing matches in their home country, and instead the clash is being played at the Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava, Slovakia. Andrea Maldera's side have conceded just once across their two Nations League fixtures and will hope their squad has enough talent to put aside Northern Ireland, with Vitaliy Mykolenko, Ilya Zabarnyi and Viktor Tsygankov among their star players.
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Northern Ireland though will arrive in an equally confident mood after an encouraging start to the Nations League under Michael O'Neill. Their late victory in Georgia thanks to Shea Charles was the perfect start, and a draw against Dominik Szboszlai's Hungary's can't be discredited.
However, Dan Ballard will miss out again after picking up an injury during the Georgia game. Jamie Donley is expected to continue in attack, while Shea Charles should retain his place in midfield.
The head-to-head record is closely contested, with Ukraine winning three of the previous six meetings, Northern Ireland winning one and two ending level. Northern Ireland's only victory came in competitive action at Euro 2016, when they won 2-0.
Squads
Ukraine
Goalkeepers: Anatolii Trubin («Benfica» Lisbon, Portugal), Dmytro Riznyk («Shakhtar» Donetsk), Georgii Yermakov («Kharkiv»).
Defenders: Illia Zabarnyi («Paris Saint-Germain», France), Mykola Matviyenko, Valeri Bondar (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Eduard Sarapiy, Bohdan Mikhailichenko (both — «Polissya» Zhovkva), Vitalii Mykolenko («Everton» Liverpool, England), Taras Mykhalko («Dynamo» Kyiv), Illia Krups'kyi («Kharkiv»), Oleksandr Drambeyev («LNZ» Cherkasy).
Midfielders: Oleh Ocheret'ko, Yegor Nazarina (both — «Shakhtar» Donetsk), Volodymyr Brachko, Mykola Shaparenko, Andriy Yarmolenko (all — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Oleksandr Andrievskyi, Oleksandr Nazarenko (both — «Polissya» Zhovkva), Ivan Varfolomyiev («Lincoln», England), Georgii Sudakov («Benfica» Lisbon, Portugal), Maksym Khlyan («Gurnik» Zabrze, Poland), Oleksandr Zubkov («AEK» Athens, Greece), Viktor Tsygankov («Ajax» Amsterdam, Netherlands).
Forwards: Danylo Sikanchuk («Anderlecht» Brussels, Belgium), Artem Stepanov («Utrecht», Netherlands), Matvii Ponomarenko («Dynamo» Kyiv), Vladyslav Vanat («Girona», Spain), Roman Yaremchuk («Olympiacos» Piraeus, Greece), Artem Dovbyk («Bologna», Italy).
Northern Ireland
Goalkeepers: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Blackpool), Conor Hazard (Wycombe Wanderers), Pierce Charles (Queens Park Rangers, on loan from Manchester City).
Defenders: Daniel Ballard and Trai Hume (both Sunderland), Ciaron Brown and Brodie Spencer (both Oxford United), Paddy McNair (Hull City), Ruairi McConville (Norwich City), Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers), Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers), Michael Forbes (Dundee United).
Midfielders: Ethan Galbraith and Justin Devenny (both Stoke City), Shea Charles (Fulham), Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion), Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers), Jordan Thompson (Preston North End), Jamie McDonnell (Oxford United), Patrick Kelly (Barnsley), Kieran Morrison (Sheffield Wednesday, on loan from Liverpool),
Forwards: Josh Magennis (Stevenage), Dion Charles (Blackpool, on loan from Huddersfield Town), Callum Marshall (Luton Town), Jamie Donley (Luton Town, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Braiden Graham (Everton), Ceadach O’Neill (Arsenal).
FourFourTwo's prediction
Ukraine 0-1 Northern Ireland
This could be a slow burner, but we think Northern Ireland just edge it with a late goal.
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