Slovakia vs Northern Ireland: 1–0

Slovakia beat Northern Ireland 1–0 in the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA on Friday, 14 November 2025 at Košická futbalová aréna (KFA), Kosice, Slovakia.

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA (2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage)
Kick-off time: Fri, 14 Nov 2025, 19:45 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Košická futbalová aréna (KFA), Kosice, Slovakia
Attendance: 12,093
Teams: Slovakia (home), Northern Ireland (away)

Goals

90'+1' — Tomas Bobcek (Slovakia), assist László Bénes

Red cards

90'+9' — Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland)

Match statistics

Statistic	Slovakia	Northern Ireland
Possession (%)	62.4	37.6
Shots	16	9
Shots on target	2	2
Corners	3	2
Fouls	14	20
Yellow cards	1	2

Starting line-ups

Slovakia (3-4-3): Martin Dúbravka (G), Milan Skriniar (CD), Adam Obert (CD-L), Norbert Gyömbér (CD-R), Tomás Rigo (CM-L), Stanislav Lobotka (CM-R), Dávid Hancko (LM), Matús Bero (RM), David Strelec (F), Lukás Haraslín (CF-L), Dávid Duris (CF-R).

Northern Ireland (3-4-2-1): Bailey Peacock-Farrell (G), Danny Ballard (CD), Ruairi McConville (CD-L), Paddy McNair (CD-R), George Saville (CM-L), Brad Lyons (CM-R), Justin Devenny (LM), Trai Hume (RM), Dion Charles (F), Isaac Price (CF-L), Conor Bradley (CF-R).

Recent form

Slovakia: lost 1–0 away to Israel (10 Jun); won 2–0 vs Germany (4 Sept); won 1–0 away to Luxembourg (7 Sept); lost 2–0 away to Northern Ireland (10 Oct); won 2–0 vs Luxembourg (13 Oct).

Northern Ireland: won 1–0 vs Iceland (10 Jun); won 3–1 away to Luxembourg (4 Sept); lost 3–1 away to Germany (7 Sept); won 2–0 vs Slovakia (10 Oct); lost 1–0 vs Germany (13 Oct).