Injured Bradley Included In Northern Ireland Squad

Liverpool's Conor Bradley has been named successful Northern Ireland's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Germany adjacent month.

Bradley has not played for his nine yet this season, missing some their Community Shield conclusion by Crystal Palace and Premiership triumph complete Bournemouth because of a hamstring injury.

Despite his caller absences, nan 22-year-old defender, who has scored 4 world goals successful 25 caps, has been included successful Michael O'Neill's sheet for distant games against Luxembourg connected 4 September and Germany successful Cologne 3 days later.

The brace of fixtures, some of which will beryllium shown unrecorded connected nan BBC, are nan first of Northern Ireland's qualifying fixtures for nan 2026 World Cup successful nan USA, Canada and Mexico.

Also included contempt fittingness concerns is Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Pierce Charles.

Charles, 20, has been O'Neill's preferred prime successful extremity since past year's Nations League run but he injured his enarthrosis during Sheffield Wednesday's Championship conclusion by Stoke City connected Saturday pinch nan Owls confirming connected Thursday that he "faces a spell connected nan sidelines".

With his accustomed world understudy, Plymouth Argyle's Conor Hazard, yet to play this play because of an wounded sustained against Denmark successful June, O'Neill has recalled Bailey Peacock-Farrell.

The Birmingham City stopper, who is connected indebtedness astatine Blackpool, has won 48 caps for nan broadside but has not been named successful an world sheet since September 2024.

Defenders Paddy McNair and Eoin Toal besides return aft missing nan June friendlies done injury, while Stevenage striker Jamie Reid's beardown commencement to nan League One play has been rewarded pinch an world recall.

Goalkeepers: Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Blackpool, connected indebtedness from Birmingham City), Luke Southwood (Bristol Rovers).

Defenders: Trai Hume and Daniel Ballard (both Sunderland), Brodie Spencer (Oxford United), Conor Bradley (Liverpool), Ruairi McConville (Norwich City), Paddy McNair (San Diego), Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers), Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).

Midfielders: George Saville (Luton Town), Shea Charles (Southampton), Alistair McCann (Preston North End), Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City), Brad Lyons (Kilmarnock), Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace), Caolan Boyd-Munce (Wycombe Wanderers), Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion), Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers), Callum Marshall (West Ham United), Jamie Donley (Stoke City, connected indebtedness from Tottenham Hotspur).

Forwards: Dion Charles (Huddersfield Town), Jamie Reid (Stevenage), Dale Taylor (Blackpool), Ronan Hale (Ross County).