Northern Ireland must perfect art of the qualifying statement in a city where the legendary Andy Warhol is revered

Can Northern Ireland produce some art in Kosice?

If any of the Northern Ireland players fancy ‘15 minutes of fame’ on Friday night, they’ve come to the right place in Kosice.

That expression by the late Andy Warhol, legendary artist, filmmaker, and leading figure in the Pop Art movement, has special resonance in Slovakia’s second biggest city because his parents Julia and Andrej lived near here in the village of Mikova before moving to Pittsburgh in America prior to the birth of their often-quoted son.