The Irish Football Association has announced that the Northern Ireland team will wear plain black armbands against Azerbaijan to commemorate Armistice Day following talks with FIFA.
The world governing body is at the centre of controversy after it banned England and Scotland from having an image of a poppy sewn into each shirt for Friday's World Cup qualifier.
The two nations have opted to defy FIFA's ban by giving each player a poppy-emblazoned black armband for the match.
Northern Ireland also want to pay their respects to the men and women of the armed forces who have lost their lives in combat, but they have agreed not to display poppies on the kits for Friday's World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan.
A statement from Irish FA chief executive Patrick Nelson read: "The Irish FA is committed to marking Armistice Day with appropriate acts of remembrance.
"We asked FIFA if permission could be granted for the Northern Ireland team to wear a poppy on the shirt or on an armband. Based on law 4.4 of the laws of the game 2016-17, FIFA advised that they could give no guarantee that there would not be disciplinary proceedings if the Northern Ireland team was to wear a symbol of remembrance on the playing shirt.
"As a member of IFAB, we have placed clarification of law 4.4 on the agenda for the next annual general meeting of the International Football Association Board which will be held in London in March."
A minute's silence will also be held before kickoff, while the names of Northern Irish footballers who died during the First World War will be displayed on the big screen in the stadium.
Danielle Joynson
