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Group 1 consisted of Bulgaria, Denmark, England, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. The draw paired together the two Irelands for the first time in International competition. Group winners were England, who went undefeated in qualifying, finishing 6 points clear of second-placed Northern Ireland.
Bulgaria 2–1 Northern Ireland: Sofia, Bulgaria: 19:45 BST Match 666: Nedelev 53', 63' Report: Washington 35' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 822
Group C consisted of five teams: Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, Northern Ireland and Switzerland. [2] The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format . [ 3 ]
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Northern Ireland fans spokesman Gary McAllister says "shameful" treatment of the country's supporters in Bulgaria included being violently attacked.
On 2 May 2022, Russia were suspended and automatically relegated from League B due to their country's invasion of Ukraine. [3] Russia were due to participate in League C for the 2024–25 season, but they were instead banned from the Nations League because the suspension was still active at the time of UEFA's entry deadline.
Northern Ireland has competed in three FIFA World Cups, reaching the quarter-final stage in the 1958 and 1982 tournaments. Northern Ireland held the accolade of being the smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup Finals from their first appearance in 1958 until 2006, when Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the 2006 World Cup.
The draw for the promotion/relegation play-offs was held on 22 November 2024, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, along with the draw for the League A quarter-finals and semi-finals.