Northern Eire supervisor Tanya Oxtoby says she is trying ahead to “an incredible problem” of their qualifying group for the 2027 World Cup.
Switzerland, Turkey and Malta will present the opposition in Group B2 for the qualifiers that start on 3 March, with the groups enjoying one another residence and away.
Euro 2025 hosts Switzerland reached the second part of the competitors earlier than falling to Spain, but they since suffered relegation from Nationwide League A.
Northern Eire didn't qualify for the summer time's continental match, however did face Malta in qualifying with a scoreless draw between the groups previous a 2-0 win for Northern Eire in Malta.
Turkey retrained their place in League B with a relegation play-off victory over Kosovo.
“I'm actually pleased with the draw. It is a actually thrilling number of opponents for us,” Oxtoby mentioned.
“It is going to be nice to problem ourselves in opposition to a very thrilling younger Swiss workforce that I had the pleasure of watching on the Euros (in Switzerland again in the summertime). It is going to be an incredible problem for us to pit ourselves in opposition to them.
“Clearly Malta are a workforce we have performed earlier than, and we all know what to anticipate. With Turkey it is a little bit little bit of the unknown, however once more it'll be an incredible problem.”
Oxtoby added that the “nice combine of various opponents” could be useful in serving to the Northern Eire workforce proceed their progress journey collectively.
Northern Eire missed out on a spot within the A bit following their two-leg defeat by Iceland within the Nations League play-offs.
The group winners will qualify for League A and safe a first-round play-off in opposition to a second of third-place League B aspect, however the workforce that finishes backside can be eradicated.
