Northern Ireland vs Slovakia live stream, Sky Sports Premier League, Thursday 12 November, 19.45pm BST
Northern Ireland will qualify for Euro 2020 (scheduled for next summer) with victory over Slovakia on Thursday.
After making it all the way through to the last 16 of the most recent European Championship, Northern Ireland are looking to qualify for the second edition on the bounce. That would be a fine achievement despite the expansion of the tournament to 24 teams last time out, and participation next year would be only the second time Northern Ireland have qualified for a major tournament since 1986.
Michael O'Neill's side made a respectable fist of their Euro 2020 qualifying group, finishing third behind Germany and the Netherlands. It was always going to be tough for Northern Ireland to squeeze into the top two, but they will have been delighted by the ease with which they finished above Belarus and Estonia in the final standings.
Northern Ireland, who are now managed by Ian Baraclough, earned a second shot at qualification despite finishing bottom of their Nations League group in 2018/19. The fact they were in League B worked in their favour, allowing Northern Ireland to reach the play-offs as one of the few sides in their league who failed to qualify via the conventional route. Last month's nail-biting penalty shoot-out triumph over Bosnia-Herzegovina booked Northern Ireland's spot in this winner-takes-all encounter.
Slovakia also finished third in their Euro 2020 qualifying group and bottom of their group in the 2018/19 Nations League. They got the better of the Republic of Ireland on penalties last month are now one game away from reaching next summer's competition.
Marek Hamsik is the biggest name in their squad, with the former Napoli man closing in on 125 caps for his country. Baraclough will hope the experience of Jonny Evans, Steven Davis and Kyle Lafferty help his team to victory on Thursday.
Kick-off is at 7.45pm GMT and the game is being shown on Sky Sports Premier League in the UK. See below for watching details where you are.
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