A peaceful religious protest has taken place outside Windsor Park in opposition to Northern Ireland 's first ever Sunday fixture on home soil . The Irish Football Association has never before staged an international game on a Sunday but was forced to break new ground by UEFA 's 'Week of Football ' initiative . Euro 2016 qualifiers are now spread throughout the international period , with dates allocated automatically by computer , and the hosts take on Finland on Sunday . Members of the Tyndale Free Presbyterian Church protest against Northern Ireland 's Sunday home fixture . A man hands out religious tracts against the backdrop of a George Best mural on Sunday . The Tyndale Memorial branch of the Free Presbyterian Church has criticised the IFA for failing to seek dispensation and declining to inform local church groups . Reverend Raymond Robinson , whose congregation held placards and handed out leaflets on Donegall Avenue , told Press Association Sport : 'Our opposition is to the breaking of observance of the Lord 's day . 'We believe in the Sabbath being kept holy . It seems more and more that the football agenda is being driven by the television companies and not what God says , or what public opinion is . A Northern Ireland football flag is flown as the protester hands out tracts near Windsor Park . Banners are displayed in opposition to Northern Ireland 's first ever home match on a Sunday . ' A delegation met the IFA and expressed our concerns . We found it interesting that the likes of Gibraltar and Spain had special circumstances ( within the UEFA schedule ) but the IFA could n't have the same for observing Sunday as the Lord 's day . 'We were also surprised at the IFA not contacting local churches about the fixture , which we felt would have been common courtesy . 'They did say they would seek to accommodate us and help out but if we had never mentioned it that would never have happened . ' Finland fans are pictured making their way to the stadium for the Euro 2016 qualifier . Match programmes are sold outside the ground ahead of Northern Ireland 's clash with Finland .
A peaceful protest has been held outside Windsor Park . Northern Ireland host Finland in a Euro 2016 qualifier . TL;DR The England and Wales football teams are set to play their first match at the new Wembley Stadium on Saturday as part of preparations for next summer's World Cup finals.