Northern Ireland's hopes of playing Wales in a friendly next February have been dashed.
Manager Sammy McIlroy was looking to fix the warm-up match ahead of their Euro 2004 qualifiers against Armenia and Greece in March.
Instead he will be looking elsewhere in a bid to give his squad some much needed match practice.
The Irish have picked up one point from their opening two games, drawing with Ukraine after losing to Spain.
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McIlroy said: "We were hoping to play Wales but have been told they have made other arrangements. I am still looking for a match in February and we could know more next week".