Northern Ireland and Bulgaria drew 0-0. Northern Ireland controlled the ball — 70% possession — but had nothing to show for it. Best on the pitch was Paddy McNair, rated 7.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   NOR 4-1-3-2·3-5-2 BUL
   Coach: I. Baraclough · Y. PetrovReferee: I. Frid📍 Windsor Park
2. 1. First half
   2. 24'
      

      BUL
      Yellow card
      P. Hristov
   3. 33'
      

      NOR
      Yellow card
      Paddy McNair
   4. 44'
      

      BUL
      Substitution
      ▲P. Vitanov▼G. Kostadinov
   5. 45+2'
      

      BUL
      Yellow card
      Valentin Antov
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      BUL
      Substitution
      ▲Dimitar Iliev▼A. Vutov
   3. 64'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲Niall McGinn▼Gavin Whyte
   4. 70'
      

      NOR
      Yellow card
      G. Saville
   5. 73'
      

      BUL
      Substitution
      ▲B. Karagaren▼Georgi Yomov
   6. 73'
      

      BUL
      Substitution
      ▲P. Zanev▼M. Tsvetanov
   7. 73'
      

      BUL
      Substitution
      ▲Atanas Iliev▼Andrey Galabinov
   8. 74'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲Michael Smith▼Daniel Ballard
   9. 74'
      

      NOR
      Substitution
      ▲M. Kennedy▼G. Saville
   10. 82'
       

       NOR
       Substitution
       ▲Kyle Lafferty▼Josh Magennis
   11. 86'
       

       BUL
       Yellow card
       Atanas Iliev
   12. 90+1'
       

       NOR
       Yellow card
       Kyle Lafferty