Venue: Northern Ireland National Stadium. Compare predicted starting 11 lineups, tactical formations (4-2-3-1 vs 4-2-3-1), and manager strategies ahead of kickoff on the interactive Tactical Pitch Lab.
Under Michael O'Neill (4-2-3-1), Northern Ireland's projected starting 11 is: GK: Charles; DEF: Ballard, Toal, Bradley, Spencer; MID: Charles, McCann, Price; FWD: Charles, Smyth, Reid. Under Serhiy Rebrov (4-2-3-1), Ukraine's projected starting 11 is: GK: Trubin; DEF: Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Konoplya, Mykolenko; MID: Brazhko, Shaparenko, Sudakov; FWD: Dovbyk, Mudryk, Tsygankov. Customize formations and export a 1080×1350 matchday graphic in the Interactive 2D Pitch Builder or inspect starter-filtered Northern Ireland vs Ukraine Per-90 Bet Builder Stats.
Manager: Michael O'Neill
No active verified injuries. Squad fully fit.
Manager: Serhiy Rebrov
No active verified injuries. Squad fully fit.
Under Michael O'Neill (4-2-3-1), Northern Ireland's projected starting 11 is: GK: Charles; DEF: Ballard, Toal, Bradley, Spencer; MID: Charles, McCann, Price; FWD: Charles, Smyth, Reid. Under Serhiy Rebrov (4-2-3-1), Ukraine's projected starting 11 is: GK: Trubin; DEF: Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Konoplya, Mykolenko; MID: Brazhko, Shaparenko, Sudakov; FWD: Dovbyk, Mudryk, Tsygankov.
Official Northern Ireland F.C. and Ukraine F.C. starting 11s are officially announced 75 minutes prior to kickoff on matchday across official UEFA Nations League channels.
RoboKlopp freezes its 2026/27 starting XI projection 120 minutes prior to kickoff using injury reports, press conferences, and rotation models, then switches automatically to the official confirmed XI once team sheets drop while highlighting every surprise selection.