As part of the preparations of the qualifier, Northern Ireland played Qatar in a friendly match last Sunday at Crewe (1-1) and then yesterday faced the Republic of Ireland in a behind closed doors training match (0-0).
Northern Ireland squad:
Roy Carroll; Michael McGovern; Trevor Carson; Aaron Hughes; Chris Baird; Gareth McAuley; Jonathan Evans; Craig Cathcart; Shane Ferguson; Daniel Lafferty; Conor McLaughlin; Luke McCullough; Patrick McNair; Steven Davis; Chris Brunt; Corry Evans; Oliver Norwood; Pat McCourt; Stuart Dallas; Kyle Lafferty; Niall McGinn; Jamie Ward; Josh Magennis; Will Grigg; Caolan Lavery.