Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says "there are no easy games" in the Nations League after being drawn with Hungary, Ukraine and Georgia. The campaign begins with a quadruple-header from 23 September until 6 October, and two final matches in November. Before starting their Nations League campaign, Northern Ireland travel to Italy in March for a World Cup play-off semi-final as they look to reach the tournament for the first time since 1986. O'Neill's side secured that play-off, and promotion to League B, by winning their League C group in 2024 and the manager says it's an "exciting draw. "The Nations League has proven to be a very competitive and valuable competition for us," he said.

Source: BBC February 12, 2026 20:29 UTC