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Northern Ireland prepare for Group F qualifier with Romania.

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SOUNDBITE (English) Michael O'Neill, Northern Ireland manager

"I think this game is coming at a good time for us in the sense of, we've already got two results away from home, both difficult games, with Hungary and Greece. We will have to change the team with the three or four players that we have absent, but equally we have players that are available to us to fill those positions. When I look at the group you know I think that we would have been extremely happy to have nine points after four games. So the fact that we have that already is fantastic for this group of players and again, I think testament to the work they've put in. So this game for us can be as almost like a bonus. We have the opportunity to add to those nine points. I don't think that if we were to lose this game it would be a huge setback, but equally if we were to add to those nine points it would be a massive step forward. "

SOUNDBITE (English) Gareth McAuley

"To be honest, we feel Romania are the strongest team in the group. We've looked at them, we've studied them and we feel is going to be the biggest challenge. Obviously we've got to believe in ourselves. We've played two tough games away from home. We can draw from the positives from that. We won those games, we've come here here confident but obviously we respect the Romanian team. We respect their players and we know that it's going to be a tough game. Whether they feel we're the favourites or not is a matter of opinion."