UEFA have said that September's Nations League games are 'too soon' to allow supporters back into stadiums.
Northern Ireland have two fixtures coming up next month.
They kick off their Nations League campaign away to Romania on Friday, September 4, followed by a home game against Norway three days later.
UEFA met via videoconference with all 55 member associations on Wednesday to discuss a potential gradual return of fans to matches.
In a statement posted on their website, UEFA said: "UEFA mentioned that it would be too early to already allow fans into the upcoming UEFA national team competitions matches to be played at the beginning of September and that test match(es) should take place to study precisely the impact of spectators on current medical protocols.
"UEFA suggested to use the UEFA Super Cup, which will be played on 24 September in Budapest, as a pilot match for which a reduced number of spectators could be allowed in."
Meanwhile, it was also discussed that associations would also have the option to ask for a match to be moved to a neutral venue if current domestic conditions could put the staging of the match in jeopardy.
The outcome of Wednesday’s talks will be presented to the UEFA Executive Committee in the coming days.
Gary McAllister of the Amalgamation of Official Northern Ireland Supporters' Clubs tweeted: "Pretty much as expected, UEFA are saying that the September internationals are too soon to allow fans into matches.
"We'll be meeting with the IFA for an update on this and other issues next week and we'll also receive information from Football Supporters Europe."
