Northern Ireland's Aaron Hughes to miss World Cup Qualifiers with injury

Tuesday 3 October 2017 14:57, UK

Aaron Hughes will miss Northern Ireland's remaining World Cup Qualifiers this week through injury.

Hughes will not feature against Germany and Norway due a calf injury he sustained seven minutes into Hearts' 2-1 defeat against Dundee on Saturday.

The 37-year-old, who is Northern Ireland's most-capped outfield player, joined up with the squad in Belfast but did not train on Monday and was ruled out a day later from the matches on Thursday and Sunday. Both games are live on Sky Sports Football.

Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill has called up Dunfermline defender Callum Morris as a replacement for Hughes.

O'Neill's side need to win their final games and rely on Germany losing their other fixture to secure automatic qualification to the World Cup in Russia. Based on current standings, Michael O'Neill's men possess the second best points tally and are all-but nailed on to feature in the play-offs.