"I couldn't recognise my team in Luxembourg. "Now we are playing Northern Ireland, who are a really good ... believes "we'll probably win 3-0 with a few silky goals". "Possibly Shea Charles ...

Northern Ireland defender Brodie Spencer says "you want to play against the best" ahead of Tuesday's friendly in Sweden.

Now mainstays for Northern Ireland, brothers Shea and Pierce Charles are looking to return the nation to the World Cup after 40 years away.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says he hopes his side ensure Sweden striker Alexander Isak "has a quiet night" in Tuesday's friendly.

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Northern Ireland impressed in topping Nations League Group C last year, including a thumping 5-0 home win over Bulgaria and 2-0 successes over Luxembourg and Belarus, also in Belfast. O'Neill, however ...