Scotland vs Northern Ireland live stream: how to watch 2024 international friendly online today, team news

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The Scotland vs Northern Ireland live stream takes place today (March 26). There is plenty of excitement around this match as the teams have not met for nine years. Standy for a raucous night at Hampden Park.

Best of all, you can watch the game for FREE in some places. Read on to get full details of how to catch the action.

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Kick-off: 7.45pm GMT / 3.45pm ET / 12.45am PT / 6.45am AEDT (Mar 27)

FREE streams: BBC iPlayer (UK)

Use NordVPN to watch any stream

This will be Michael O’Neill’s side's second away trip this international break. A goal from Jamie Reid meant they came away from Romania with a 1-1 draw last time out. The Tartan Army, meanwhile, were put to the sword by the Netherlands. They last 4-0, despite not playing particularly badly.

The home side are though heading to Euro 2024, so the players will want to put in a strong performance to earn themselves a seat on the plane. The Green and White Army will not be in Germany this summer but would love to get a good result against another home nation.

Here's how they line up:

Scotland: Gunn, Robertson, Tierney, Hendry, Cooper, Patterson, Gilmour, Christie McGinn, McTominay, Dykes

Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Hume, Toal, Ballard, Spencer, McNair, McCann, Charles, Bradley, Price, Reid

They haven’t met for a while, but the hosts were the victors last time they did. It was only 1-0 and this should be another close affair.

How to watch the Scotland vs Northern Ireland live stream for FREE

BBC shows various internationals from the home nations and will be showing Scotland vs Northern Ireland for free on <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer" data-link-merchant="bbc.co.uk"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">BBC iPlayer. It is also being shown on BBC 3, BBC Scotland and BBC Northern Ireland. Kick-off is set for 7.45 pm GMT on Tuesday evening.

For added on-the-go viewing convenience, BBC iPlayer has an excellent app that's available on nearly everything that plugs in these days - just give it a search on your device, phone or console of choice.

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(Scotland vs Northern Ireland is being shown on paid service Viaplay, as well as the BBC.)

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How to live stream Scotland vs Northern Ireland in Australia

In Australia, Scotland vs Northern Ireland is being shown on Optus Sport. The game kicks off at 6.45am AEDT first thing on Wednesday morning, so brace yourself for an early rise.

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