Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill praised the "character" of his side in Tuesday's 1-1 draw in Wales. Both Wales and Northern Ireland lost their respective World Cup play-offs to set up the friendly that nobody wanted. Jamie Donley scored a deserved opener but Wales hit back less than 60 seconds after the restart as Sorba Thomas tucked home. O'Neill added it was "a good night's work for us" as he "asked a huge amount" of young players in a second half that was littered with substitutions, but Northern Ireland deserved their draw in Cardiff. "Given the number of substitutions we made, we're pleased with the response we got from the players."

Source: BBC April 01, 2026 14:00 UTC