Northern Ireland v Norway Official Match Programme

Pat, who won 49 caps (1968-1979), starred for both Arsenal and his country at right back. He made 528 appearances for the Gunners, winning a league title and two FA Cups, between 1967 and 1980. After finishing his playing career with Watford he returned to Arsenal in 1984 as youth team coach. After more than a decade in that role he became assistant to Arsene Wenger, a position he held for 16 years until his retirement in 2012. Willie Irvine, who played as a centre forward with Burnley, Preston North End and Brighton among others, won 23 caps for Northern Ireland between 1963 and 1972, scoring eight goals. The Irish Football Association has invited some special guests to tonight’s game. Among them are two former Northern Ireland players, Pat Rice and Willie Irvine. A WARMWELCOME TO SPECIAL GUESTS

Sylvie Epinat, the mayor of Saint-Georges-de-Reneins, with Michael O’Neill

Also attending tonight’s game is a group from Saint-Georges-de-Reneins, the municipality north of Lyon which welcomed the Northern Ireland team and backroom staff with open arms during Euro 2016. The team’s training pitch at Parc de Montchervet and the Irish FA’s media centre - it was created within a community centre - were both a stone’s throw from the municipality’s Town Hall. Sylvie Epinat, the mayor of Saint-Georges-de- Reneins, is here tonight with other key figures who ensured everything ran smoothly during the team’s stay in the area. Words: Nigel Tilson

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