Bright start for Northern Ireland.

Kirsty McGuinness is never afraid of a shot and she has already tested the home keeper with an ambitious effort.

Gail Redmond
Ex-Northern Ireland international

The wide players are going to be key. If we can keep the ball better in possession I think we can hurt them.

Northern Ireland stand-in Demi Vance has done the toss and the match is underway.

This is the last chance for Northern Ireland to make an impression before the squad head to Southampton for the Euros.

The anthems are over and kick-off is almost upon us.

Sixteen teams, including debutants Northern Ireland and holders the Netherlands, competing to be in a final that will be played at an 87,200 sell-out Wembley on 31 July.

More than 450,000 tickets for the tournament, which is being staged at 10 different venues across England, have been sold so far.

All 31 matches will be shown live across the BBC.

All you need to know about the 2022 Uefa Women's Euros can be found here.

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Marissa Callaghan isn't the only experienced player causing an injury sweat for Northern Ireland ahead of the Euros.

The 34-year-old Linfield defender, a major part of the squad's journey over the last 15 years, only returned to club action this season after a serious injury - but that was enough for her to reclaim her place in the squad for this trip.

Read more about Kenny Shiels' squad selection here.

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Andy Gray
BBC Sport NI

Belgium will offer Northern Ireland a stern work out after holding England out for 60 minutes last week before the Lionesses' bench made the difference at Molineux.

While Northern Ireland looking at one pre-Euros friendly, this is Belgium's second of four warm-up matches before the tournament next month.

Kenny Shiels will have to juggle giving players minutes and not risking too many important stars with their Group A opener with Norway less than two weeks away.

Tonight is going to be a big test for Northern Ireland, there's no doubt about it.

Belgium are currently ranked 19th in the world, 28 places above Kenny Shiels' side.

Northern Ireland goalkeeper Jackie Burns and defender Sarah McFadden have given their thoughts on tonight's opposition ahead of the game.

Andy Gray
BBC Sport NI

The news Northern Ireland fans didn't want to hear - there's no Marissa Callaghan in the match day squad.

The Northern Ireland captain said she will be ready for the finals next month but this sole warm-up match has come too soon and now fingers will be crossed to make sure the midfielder is ready for Norway on 7 July.

Rebecca McKenna, so impressive since breaking into Kenny Shiels' side, is another to miss out on the squad.

Everyone will be wanting tonight to go smoothly and for all the players to get through without any injuries this evening.

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Northern Ireland manager Kenny Shiels has selected a side that has just one change from that which lost 5-0 to England in their last outing in April.

It's a forced one as well with captain Marissa Callaghan not in the match squad at all as she recovers from the toe injury that she sustained last month, meaning Nadene Caldwell comes into the starting line-up.

Demi Vance takes the captain's armband in Callaghan's absence.

Northern Ireland: Burns, Burrows, Nelson, McFadden, Magee, Vance, Furness, Caldwell, Magill, Wade, K McGuinness.

Subs: Flaherty, Holloway, Hutton, Rafferty, Andrews, Finnegan, McCarron, McDaniel, Beattie, C McGuinness, Wilson.

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OK, we've been up and running for more than 10 minutes now. Must be time for some team news.

Northern Ireland captain Marissa Callaghan caused quite a stir when she appeared at a Cliftonville match late last month on crutches and in protective footwear.

The Irish FA explained at the time that the 36-year-old was on crutches "to alleviate and protect" a "minor toe injury", but it didn't stop fears amongst some fans about whether she would be fit for the Euros.

However, Callaghan is in the 24-strong travelling party in Belgium and said this week that she is in "a good place" and that nothing would stop her going to Southampton.

Read more of what she had to say here.

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Northern Ireland manager Kenny Shiels has had his say in the build-up to this match about his team's preparations for the Euro 2022 finals.

The boss is not happy that tonight's friendly in Lier is his side's only pre-tournament warm-up game, describing it as a "missed opportunity to get some conditioning".

Most teams in the tournament are playing three friendlies in preparation and Shiels felt Northern Ireland, who haven't played since facing England and Austria in April, should have had more than one.

Read his thoughts here.

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Pre-tournament warm-up games can be strange affairs.

Players will often be in that halfway house of wanting to maintain sharpness and fitness, but also on their guard that they don't sustain an injury on the eve of a major finals.

It's a bit different for Northern Ireland as tonight's friendly against Belgium in Lier is the team's only match ahead of the Euro finals, which begin in a fortnight's time.

And they are in for quite a test, too, against a Belgian team that is 28 places above them in the world rankings.

The result will not be the main focus for visiting manager Kenny Shiels, but he will no doubt be keen to fine-tune his team before the Euros and the country's historic first-ever appearance at a major finals.

All roads lead to Southampton and that opening match against Norway on 7 July, but this is going to be a very interesting 90 minutes tonight.

We have you covered for a live stream and live text commentary, with a report and post-match reaction to follow later.

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