What's at stake for NI in their World Cup qualifiers?
•What's at stake for NI in their World Cup qualifiers?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Northern Ireland beat Malta twice during the last international window ByJana McCabeBBC Sport NI journalis...
•NI are unbeaten since new manager McArdle took charge, but upcoming games against the two teams above them in League B Group 2 will be their toughest task yet.BBC Sport NI looks at the possible outcom...
•They must earn their spot through a play-off.As well as securing a play-off, the winners of each group in League B will also be promoted to League A for the next Nations League campaign.
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What's at stake for NI in their World Cup qualifiers?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Northern Ireland beat Malta twice during the last international window ByJana McCabeBBC Sport NI journalistPublished6 minutes agoNorthern Ireland may have already secured a play-off spot for the World Cup, but there is still a lot on the line in their upcoming qualifiers.From gaining promotion to League A, to the threat of relegation to League C, Michael McArdle's side will know they cannot rest on their laurels in these two fixtures. NI are unbeaten since new manager McArdle took charge, but upcoming games against the two teams above them in League B Group 2 will be their toughest task yet.BBC Sport NI looks at the possible outcomes heading into the final round of fixtures.Promotion to League AUnlike teams in League A, sides in League B cannot directly secure a spot in the World Cup this round. They must earn their spot through a play-off.As well as securing a play-off, the winners of each group in League B will also be promoted to League A for the next Nations League campaign. Northern Ireland's hopes of promotion are slim with the side in third position, four points behind Switzerland who top the group with two games to go.They are confirmed a spot in the World Cup play-offs regardless of the upcoming matches. However, their chances of topping the group will be over if they lose to Turkey, or if they draw and Switzerland avoid defeat against Malta.Northern Ireland would need to win both of their remaining fixtures, while Switzerland and Turkey fail to win their other match, to have any chance of finishing first. NI have never made a World Cup before and will know promotion to League A would provide the opportunity to test themselves regularly against Europe's strongest sides. Second spot Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Turkey defeated at Mourneview in MarchTurkey, Northern Ireland's next opponents, sit one point ahead of them on seven po...المصدر: BBC Sport Football | Source: BBC Sport Football
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