Northern Ireland are narrow 2.25 favourites to win away here, with the hosts priced at 3.75. Goals look set to be in short supply, with the bookies pricing under 2.5 goals at 1.36.

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• Luxembourg come into this campaign near their highest ever FIFA ranking at #92 and with a recent 1-0 friendly win over Sweden

• Northern Ireland are looking for their fourth ever qualification for the World Cup, but first in 40 years

• These teams competed in the same Nations League group this year, with Northern Ireland winning the group and earning promotion

🔴 Can Luxembourg Qualify for a World Cup?

The expansion of the 2026 World Cup is going to give lots of nations the chance to qualify for their first World Cup. Historically, Luxembourg and qualification would be poles apart, but their last World Cup campaign saw them win three of eight qualifiers, and then they actually had a record of five wins, two draws, and four defeats, finishing third in their Euro 2024 group.

This third placed finish got them into a play-off for the first time in their history. A third placed finish in this World Cup group wouldn't be enough though, and that is why winning this match is going to be super important for Luxembourg if they have any chance of attaining this goal.

⚪ Northern Ireland Set to Welcome a New Wave of Talent

I really like the look of Northern Ireland's squad for this campaign. There are a number of players who are going into their first World Cup campaign, and for many it is their first qualification run full stop, but there is interesting talent there.

Pierce Charles is currently injured unfortunately, but, at 20, he could be set for a long stint as #1. Then with Conor Bradley (22), Brodie Spencer (21), Terry Devlin (21), and Trai Hume (23) in the defensive section, there is a good set of full backs. Dan Ballard (25) is now a starting Premier League defender as well.

Perhaps most exciting is the midfield mix though. Shea Charles (21) can anchor and with Justin Devenny (21), Isaac Price (21) and Jamie Donley (20) there is no shortage of combinations for Michael O'Neill to work with.

There is perhaps a lack of young stardust up front, but Callum Marshall (20) definitely has potential.

📊 Luxembourg v Northern Ireland H2H

The last competitive match for both these nations was a 2-2 draw in the Nations League back in March in this same fixture.

Northern Ireland won 2-0 in the reverse, and indeed were 2-0 up in Luxembourg before a quickfire double earned Luxembourg a point.

Luxembourg have beaten Northern Ireland, but that was back in 2013, whereas Northern Ireland have three wins over their opponents including that recent Nations League triumph. Northern Ireland are also currently 18 places above Luxembourg in the FIFA rankings.

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