{"id":487781,"date":"2025-10-10T07:45:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T07:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/487781\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T07:45:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T07:45:20","slug":"northern-ireland-vs-slovakia-where-to-watch-the-match-online-live-stream-tv-channels-and-kick-off-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/487781\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Ireland vs Slovakia: Where to watch the match online, live stream, TV channels, and kick-off time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Northern Ireland<\/strong><\/a> will host Group A leaders Slovakia<\/strong><\/a> in Friday’s World Cup qualifying<\/strong><\/a> game in Belfast.<\/p>\n

After the 3-1 defeat against Germany, Michael O’Neill’s side are in second in the group and trail Slovakia by three points.<\/p>\n

The Falcons, on the other hand, have so far picked up wins over both Germany and Luxembourg. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Here, GOAL<\/strong> brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.<\/p>\n

How to watch Northern Ireland vs Slovakia online – TV channels & live streams<\/p>\n

In the United Kingdom (UK)<\/strong>, the World Cup Qualification match between Northern Ireland and Slovakia will be available to watch live on BBC <\/strong>platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Check out GOAL’s Live Match Centre<\/strong><\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n

How to watch anywhere with VPN<\/p>\n

If you are abroad, you may need to use a virtual private network (VPN) in order to watch games using your usual streaming service. A VPN, such as NordVPN<\/strong><\/a>, allows you to establish a secure connection online when streaming. If you are not sure which VPN to use, check out GOAL<\/strong>‘s guide to the best VPNs for streaming sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Northern Ireland vs Slovakia kick-off time<\/p>\n

The World Cup Qualification match between Northern Ireland and Slovakia will be played at Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

It will kick off at 7:45 pm BST<\/strong> on Friday, October 10<\/strong>, in the UK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Team news & squadsInjuries and Suspended playersNorthern Ireland team news<\/p>\n

Daniel Ballard<\/strong>, Conor Hazard<\/strong>, Brodie Spencer<\/strong>, Ciaron Brown<\/strong> and Paul Smyth<\/strong> are all back in the squad and available for selection. O’Neill has also recalled Ross McCausland<\/strong> and veteran striker Josh Magennis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Goalkeeper Pierce Charles<\/strong> remains sidelined due to a shoulder injury, but experienced stand-in Bailey Peacock-Farrell<\/strong> is at hand.<\/p>\n

West Brom’s Isaac Price<\/strong>, who scored in the Germany loss, will continue to be involved in attack.<\/p>\n

Slovakia team news<\/p>\n

David Strelec<\/strong> is Slovakia’s primary threat up front, expected to be supported by Leo Sauer<\/strong> and Lukas Haraslin<\/strong>, as the latter is back in the squad after recovering from injury.<\/p>\n

Head coach Francesco Calzona will stick to a familiar XI, including Napoli’s Stanislav Lobotka<\/strong> in midfield, while center-back Milan Skriniar<\/strong> retains the captain’s armband.<\/p>\n

Form<\/p>\n

\n
Goal Scored (Conceded)<\/dt>\n
7\/11<\/dd>\n
Games over 2.5 goals<\/dt>\n
4\/5<\/dd>\n
Both teams scored<\/dt>\n
4\/5<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
\n
Goal Scored (Conceded)<\/dt>\n
4\/6<\/dd>\n
Games over 2.5 goals<\/dt>\n
1\/5<\/dd>\n
Both teams scored<\/dt>\n
1\/5<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Head-to-Head Record<\/p>\n

\n
Games over 2.5 goals<\/dt>\n
1\/4<\/dd>\n
Both teams scored<\/dt>\n
1\/4<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

StandingsUseful links<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Northern Ireland will host Group A leaders Slovakia in Friday’s World Cup qualifying game in Belfast. After the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":487782,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5011],"tags":[1144,161207,2558,16,15,30157],"class_list":{"0":"post-487781","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-northern-ireland","8":"tag-northern-ireland","9":"tag-northern-ireland-vs-slovakia","10":"tag-slovakia","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-world-cup-qualification-uefa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115348761758476735","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/487782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}