How to follow Slovakia v Northern Ireland on the BBC

Slovakia v Northern IrelandImage source, BBC Sport
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Michael O'Neill's side are in Kosice of their penultimate World Cup 2026 qualifier against Slovakia.

Northern Ireland currently sit three points behind Friday's opponents in Group A and a victory will see them move into second place in the group before their final qualifier against Luxembourg on Monday.

Friday's game will be live on BBC Two NI, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer on Friday, 15 November from 19:30 GMT.

Stephen Watson will present the coverage from the Kosicka Futbalova Arena alongside Stuart Dallas and Gerry Armstrong with Stephen Craigan joining Thomas Kane on commentary.

Coverage on BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Sports Extra and BBC Sounds will begin at 19:30 GMT with Joel Taggart alongside former NI internationals Keith Gillespie, George McCartney and Jim Magilton.

John O'Neill will be alongside Michael Clarke on commentary.

The BBC Sport website will have all the build-up from 18:30 GMT with all of the above plus live text commentary with in-play clips of the action.

We'll also have further reaction and analysis on the BBC iPlayer after we have finished on TV - so don't forget to switch over!