Northern Ireland v Norway Official Match Programme

CONTENTS

TEAMS

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PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

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MICHAEL O’NEILL

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PATRICK NELSON 7 JAMIE WARD INTERVIEW 10 NORTHERN IRELAND SQUAD 20 CRAIG CATHCART INTERVIEW 22 McGINN’S HALF-CENTURY 26 THE OPPONENTS - NORWAY 33 HERITAGE CENTRE OPENS 40 INTERNATIONAL RECORD 47 MASCOTS 52

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Cover Craig Cathcart, who is back in the Northern Ireland squad this evening after struggling with injury in the early part of this season, tussles with Germany striker Mario Gotze during the Northern Ireland-Germany game at Euro 2016. Please note that the views in this programme do not necessarily reflect those of the Irish Football Association.

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