Northern Ireland v Norway Official Match Programme

THE BATTLE FOR SECOND PLACE IS REALLY HOTTING UP

Nottingham Forest winger Jamie Ward is determined Northern Ireland will be sitting pretty come the midway point of the World Cup qualifying campaign.

The equation facing Michael O'Neill's men this evening is a positive one as they bid to build on a return of seven points from their opening four pool games. A win over Norway would cement our grip on the runners-up spot and open up a seven-point gap on the Norwegians who currently lie second

bottom of FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Qualifying Group C. “If we win we'll establish a nice comfortable gap between ourselves and Norway,” said Ward. “It won't be easy and we expect a tough game, but it's a big incentive. That's our aim.”

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