Slovakia beat Northern Ireland 1-0. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 16 shots. Northern Ireland played with ten from minute 90. Best on the pitch was T. Bobcek, rated 7.7.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   SVK 3-4-3·3-4-2-1 NOR
   Coach: Francesco Calzona · Michael Andrew Martin O'NeillReferee: I. Kovacs📍 Košická futbalová aréna
2. 1. First half
   2. 23'
      

      NOR
      Yellow card
      Daniel Ballard
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲J. Reid▼Dion Charles
   3. 57'
      

      NOR
      Yellow card
      T. Hume
   4. 66'
      

      SVK
      VAR review
      David Strelec
   5. 69'
      

      SVK
      Substitution
      ▲L. Sauer▼Dávid Ďuriš
   6. 73'
      

      SVK
      Yellow card
      N. Gyomber
   7. 73'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲Josh Magennis▼Paddy McNair
   8. 78'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲J. Donley▼?
   9. 84'
      

      SVK
      Substitution
      ▲László Bénes▼T. Rigo
   10. 84'
       

       SVK
       Substitution
       ▲L. Tupta▼Lukáš Haraslín
   11. 88'
       

       SVK
       Substitution
       ▲T. Bobcek▼N. Gyomber
   12. 88'
       

       SVK
       Substitution
       ▲Róbert Boženík▼David Strelec
   13. 90'
       

       SVK
       GOOOAL!T. BobcekAssist: L. Benes
   14. 90+7'
       

       NOR
       Substitution
       ▲C. Brown▼T. Hume
   15. 90+8'
       

       NOR
       Yellow card
       G. Saville
   16. 90+9'
       

       NOR
       Red card
       Daniel Ballard
   17. 90+9'
       

       NOR
       Yellow card
       Daniel Ballard