Northern Ireland to play Ukraine in Slovakia
Michael O'Neill will lead Northern Ireland into their Nations League campaign in the autumn
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Northern Ireland will play their away Nations League fixture against Ukraine in Trnava in Slovakia on Friday, 2 October.
Ukrainian and Russian clubs and national teams have been required by Uefa to play their home matches away from the region "until further notice" since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
The match will be played at Stadion Antona Malatinskeho, with a kick-off time of 18:45 BST.
Northern Ireland will begin their Nations League fixtures against Georgia in September as part of a quadruple-header during that prolonged international window.
Two further fixtures in November will conclude their campaign, including the visit of Ukraine to Belfast.
Northern Ireland famously beat Ukraine at the Euro 2016 finals but lost a friendly between the sides in 2021.
Hungary are their other opponents in Group B2 after Michael O'Neill's side secured promotion from League C by winning their group in the previous Nations League campaign.
Northern Ireland will face Georgia behind closed doors in their opening match, although Uefa rules allow for up to 200 visiting supporters to attend the fixture in such a scenario.
The Georgian FA were hit with sanctions after multiple breaches of Uefa regulations and crowd disorder from a game against Armenia last year.
Northern Ireland Nations League fixtures
25 September: Georgia v Northern Ireland
28 September: Northern Ireland v Hungary
2 October: Ukraine v Northern Ireland (in Slovakia)
5 October: Northern Ireland v Georgia
14 November: Northern Ireland v Ukraine
17 November: Hungary v Northern Ireland
