Coverage details of Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifiers
All of Northern Ireland's qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup will be live on BBC
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Northern Ireland's road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup starts this week with the first of six qualifiers.
Michael O'Neil's side have been drawn in Group A which is made up of four teams - Germany, Slovakia, Luxembourg and NI.
All qualifiers will be live across the BBC on TV, radio and online, starting with this week's matches with Luxembourg and Germany.
Here's all you need to know about the coverage.
What are the fixtures?
Luxembourg v Northern Ireland (19:45 BST)
Thursday, 4 September
Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Germany v Northern Ireland (19:45 BST)
Sunday, 7 September
RheinEnergieSTADION, Cologne
How can I watch Northern Ireland's matches?
Northern Ireland's opening qualifier against Luxembourg will be live on BBC One NI, BBC Three, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
You will also be able to listen to radio coverage live on Radio Ulster and BBC Sounds.
NI's trip to Cologne on Sunday will be live on BBC One NI, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website with coverage on Radio Ulster and BBC Sounds too.
The BBC Sport website will have live video, audio and text commentary available plus in-play clips and analysis of both matches.
Coverage will start on TV and radio from 19:30 BST with the live page on the BBC Sport website starting the build-up from around 18:45 BST.
Who are the pundits?
Former NI internationals Stephen Craigan and Stuart Dallas will be the pitchside analysts for the Luxembourg match with Gerry Armstrong, who famously scored against Spain in the 1982 World Cup, joining Thomas Kane on commentary..
Chris Brunt will join the team for the Germany game, which will see Armstrong switching seats with Craigan, who will heading to the commentary booth.
On Radio Ulster, Joel Taggart will be joined by Keith Gillespie and George McCartney with another World Cup veteran John O'Neil alongside Michael Clarke on commentary.
Anything else I might be interested in?
For both matches, we'll have an extended programme on BBC iPlayer and the website too - so if you are watching on TV, don't forget to switch over to get more analysis and reaction from the team.
And if that was not enough, we'll have loads of content on our dedicated Northern Ireland team page including our guide to NI's opponents this autumn and a not-so-happy trip down memory lane to 2013's defeat to Luxembourg.