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Northern Ireland Get Back to Winning Ways Ahead of World Cup Play-Off Draw
Jamie Donley's penalty secured Northern Ireland a 1-0 win over Luxembourg at Windsor Park, boosting morale ahead of March's World Cup play-offs, despite the match being a dead-rubber.
- At Windsor Park, Northern Ireland beat Luxembourg 1-0, boosting morale ahead of the World Cup play-offs in March.
- Michael O'Neill made six changes to his starting XI after the Slovakia defeat, returning Ciaron Brown, Jamal Lewis and Ethan Galbraith while Jamie McDonnell earned his first start to test options and rebuild confidence.
- A VAR review led to a spot-kick which referee Kristo Tohver awarded after Christopher Martins kicked through Ciaron Brown, and Jamie Donley calmly converted the penalty to make it 1-0 at half-time.
- Staking a claim, Jamie McDonnell was given his first start, with substitutions including Magennis and Marshall helping steady the side in a dead-rubber.
- Luxembourg nevertheless created chances when Conor Hazard smothered a shot and Mathais Oleson curled a near-miss from range at Windsor Park, south Belfast.
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World Cup - Qualification Europe7:45 PMNovember 17, 2025Group Stage - 10Northern IrelandShow Score1 - 0HT:(1 - 0)LuxembourgWindsor ParkReferee: Kristo Tohver, Estonia [This post contains video, click to play] How did the teams perform? Northern Ireland World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 0 Total Votes Luxembourg World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statisticsMatc…
A penalty was enough for the home team to keep the 3 points at home. Luxembourg ends the World Cup qualification with 0 points.
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