Northern Ireland national football team results (2020–present)

This is a list of the Northern Ireland national football team results from 2020 to the present day.^[1]

2020s

2020

4 September 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B	Romania	1–1	Northern Ireland	Bucharest, Romania
19:45 BST Match 649	Pușcaș 25'	Report	Whyte 86'	Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 0 Referee: François Letexier (France)

7 September 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B	Northern Ireland	1–5	Norway	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 650	McNair 6'	Report	Elyounoussi 2' Haaland 7', 58' Sørloth 19', 47'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

8 October UEFA Euro 2020 Path B play-off semi-final	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Northern Ireland	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
19:45 BST Match 651	Krunić 14'	Report	McGinn 53'	Stadium: Stadion Grbavica^{[note 1]} Attendance: 1,800^[2] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
	Penalties
	Pjanić Hajradinović Višća Hotić Džeko		Dallas Lafferty Saville Washington Boyce

11 October 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B	Northern Ireland	0–1	Austria	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 652		Report	Gregoritsch 42'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic)

14 October 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B	Norway	1–0	Northern Ireland	Oslo, Norway
19:45 BST Match 653	Dallas 68' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 200 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

12 November UEFA Euro 2020 Path B play-off final	Northern Ireland	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Slovakia	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT Match 654	Škriniar 88' (o.g.)	Report	Kucka 17' Ďuriš 110'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 1,060 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

15 November 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B	Austria	2–1	Northern Ireland	Vienna, Austria
19:45 GMT Match 655	Schaub 81' Grbić 87'	Report	Magennis 75'	Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

18 November 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B	Northern Ireland	1–1	Romania	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT Match 656	Boyce 56'	Report	Bicfalvi 81'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 1,060 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

2021

25 March 2022 FIFA World Cup Group C Qualifier	Italy	2–0	Northern Ireland	Parma, Italy
19:45 GMT Match 657	Berardi 14' Immobile 39'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

28 March International Friendly	Northern Ireland	1–2	United States	Belfast, Northern Ireland
17:05 BST Match 658	McGinn 88'	Report	Reyna 30' Pulisic 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jenkins (Wales)

31 March 2022 FIFA World Cup Group C Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–0	Bulgaria	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 659		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)

30 May International Friendly	Malta	0–3	Northern Ireland	Klagenfurt, Austria
17:00 BST Match 660		Report	Jones 2' Whyte 53' McCann 55'	Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

3 June International Friendly	Ukraine	1–0	Northern Ireland	Dnipro, Ukraine
19:00 BST Match 661	Zubkov 10'	Report		Stadium: Dnipro-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

2 September 2022 FIFA World Cup Group C Qualifier	Lithuania	1–4	Northern Ireland	Vilnius, Lithuania
19:45 BST Match 662	Baravykas 55'	Report	Ballard 20' Washington 52' (pen.) Lavery 67' McNair 82' (pen.)	Stadium: LFF Stadium Attendance: 1,612 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

5 September International Friendly	Estonia	0–1	Northern Ireland	Tallinn, Estonia
17:00 BST Match 663		Report	Ferguson 75'	Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 2,524 Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)

8 September 2022 FIFA World Cup Group C Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–0	Switzerland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 664		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 15,660 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

9 October 2022 FIFA World Cup Group C Qualifier	Switzerland	2–0	Northern Ireland	Geneva, Switzerland
19:45 BST Match 665	Zuber 45+3' Fassnacht 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 19,129 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

12 October 2022 FIFA World Cup Group C Qualifier	Bulgaria	2–1	Northern Ireland	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:45 BST Match 666	Nedelev 53', 63'	Report	Washington 35'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 822 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

12 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Group C Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–0	Lithuania	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT Match 667	Šatkus 18' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 14,336 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

15 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Group C Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–0	Italy	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT Match 668		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 15,969 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

2022

25 March International Friendly	Luxembourg	1–3	Northern Ireland	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
19:15 GMT Match 669	Da Graça 58'	Report	Magennis 16' Davis 83' Whyte 85'	Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)

29 March International Friendly	Northern Ireland	0–1	Hungary	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 670		Report	Sallai 55'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)

2 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C	Northern Ireland	0–1	Greece	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 671		Report	Bakasetas 39'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 16,977 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

5 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C	Cyprus	0–0	Northern Ireland	Larnaca, Cyprus
17:00 BST Match 672		Report		Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Attendance: 1,663 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

9 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C	Kosovo	3–2	Northern Ireland	Pristina, Kosovo
19:45 BST Match 673	Muriqi 9' (pen.), 52' Bytyqi 19'	Report	Lavery 44' Ballard 83'	Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Attendance: 11,700 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

12 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C	Northern Ireland	2–2	Cyprus	Belfast, Northern Ireland
14:00 BST Match 674	McNair 71' J. Evans 90+4'	Report	Kakoullis 32', 51'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 16,454 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)

24 September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C	Northern Ireland	2–1	Kosovo	Belfast, Northern Ireland
17:00 BST Match 675	Whyte 82' Magennis 90+3'	Report	Muriqi 58'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,148 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

27 September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C	Greece	3–1	Northern Ireland	Athens, Greece
19:45 BST Match 676	Pelkas 14' Masouras 55' Mantalos 80'	Report	Lavery 18'	Stadium: Agia Sophia Stadium Attendance: 5,871 Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

2023

23 March UEFA Euro 2024 Group H Qualifier	San Marino	0–2	Northern Ireland	Serravalle, San Marino
19:45 GMT Match 677		Report	D. Charles 24', 55'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle Attendance: 2,099^[3] Referee: Gergő Bogár (Hungary)

26 March UEFA Euro 2024 Group H Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–1	Finland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 678		Report	Källman 28'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,936 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

16 June UEFA Euro 2024 Group H Qualifier	Denmark	1–0	Northern Ireland	Copenhagen, Denmark
19:45 BST Match 679	Wind 47'	Report		Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 35,701 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

19 June UEFA Euro 2024 Group H Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–1	Kazakhstan	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 680		Report	Aymbetov 88'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 18,002 Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)

7 September UEFA Euro 2024 Group H Qualifier	Slovenia	4–2	Northern Ireland	Ljubljana, Slovenia
19:45 BST Match 681	Šporar 3', 56' Evans 17' (o.g.) Šeško 42'	Report	Price 7' Evans 53'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 12,587 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

10 September UEFA Euro 2024 Group H Qualifier	Kazakhstan	1–0	Northern Ireland	Astana, Kazakhstan
14:00 BST Match 682	Samorodov 27'	Report		Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 28,458 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)

14 October UEFA Euro 2024 Group H Qualifier	Northern Ireland	3–0	San Marino	Belfast, Northern Ireland
14:00 BST Match 683	Smyth 5' Magennis 11' McMenamin 81'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,886 Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)

17 October UEFA Euro 2024 Group H Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–1	Slovenia	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 684		Report	Gnezda Čerin 5'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 16,332 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

17 November UEFA Euro 2024 Group H Qualifier	Finland	4–0	Northern Ireland	Helsinki, Finland
17:00 GMT Match 685	Pohjanpalo 42' (pen.) Håkans 48' Pukki 73' Lod 88'	Report		Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 28,711 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

20 November UEFA Euro 2024 Group H Qualifier	Northern Ireland	2–0	Denmark	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT Match 686	Price 60' Charles 81'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,366 Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

2024

22 March International Friendly	Romania	1–1	Northern Ireland	Bucharest, Romania
19:45 GMT Match 687	Man 23'	Report	Reid 7'	Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 30,439 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden)

26 March International Friendly	Scotland	0–1	Northern Ireland	Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 GMT Match 688		Report	Bradley 32'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 33,452 Referee: Robert Jones (England)

8 June International Friendly	Spain	5–1	Northern Ireland	Palma, Spain
20:30 BST Match 689	Pedri 12', 29' Morata 18' Fabián 35' Oyarzabal 60'	Report	Ballard 2'	Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 18,300 Referee: Bastien Dechepy (France)

11 June International Friendly	Andorra	0–2	Northern Ireland	Murcia, Spain
19:45 BST Match 690		Report	Bradley 16', 22'	Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Attendance: 500 Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)

5 September 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C	Northern Ireland	2–0	Luxembourg	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 691	McNair 11' Ballard 16'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,213 Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)

8 September 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C	Bulgaria	1–0	Northern Ireland	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
17:00 BST Match 692	Despodov 40'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 14,300 Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece)

12 October 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C	Belarus	0–0	Northern Ireland	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary^[5]
19:45 BST Match 693		Report		Stadium: ZTE Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)

15 October 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C	Northern Ireland	5–0	Bulgaria	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 694	Price 15', 29', 81' Mitov 32' (o.g.) Magennis 89'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,891 Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

15 November 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C	Northern Ireland	2–0	Belarus	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT Match 695	Ballard 50' D. Charles 63' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 18,044 Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)

18 November 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C	Luxembourg	2–2	Northern Ireland	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
19:45 GMT Match 696	Korać 72' Rodrigues 75'	Report	Price 19' Bradley 50'	Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 6,870 Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

2025

21 March International Friendly	Northern Ireland	1–1	Switzerland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 GMT Match 697	Price 16'	Report	Sierro 29'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 17,862 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

25 March International Friendly	Sweden	5–1	Northern Ireland	Solna, Sweden
18:00 GMT Match 698	Holm 7' Nygren 33' Sema 59' Isak 64' Elanga 77'	Report	Price 90'	Stadium: Nationalarenan Attendance: 14,147 Referee: Matthew MacDermid (Scotland)

7 June International Friendly	Denmark	2–1	Northern Ireland	Copenhagen, Denmark
18:00 GMT Match 699	Isaksen 45+2' Eriksen 67'	Report	P. Højbjerg 6' (o.g.)	Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 22,151 Referee: Antoniou Menelaus (Cyprus)

10 June International Friendly	Northern Ireland	1–0	Iceland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 700	Price 36'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 18,021 Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

4 September 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A Qualifier	Luxembourg	v	Northern Ireland	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
19:45 BST Match 701		report		Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg

7 September 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A Qualifier	Germany	v	Northern Ireland	Cologne, Germany
19:45 BST Match 702		report		Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion

10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A Qualifier	Northern Ireland	v	Slovakia	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 703		report		Stadium: Windsor Park

13 October 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A Qualifier	Northern Ireland	v	Germany	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 704		report		Stadium: Windsor Park

14 November 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A Qualifier	Slovakia	v	Northern Ireland	Košice, Slovakia
19:45 GMT Match 705		report		Stadium: Košická futbalová aréna

17 November 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A Qualifier	Northern Ireland	v	Luxembourg	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 BST Match 706		report		Stadium: Windsor Park

Notes

^ The Bosnia and Herzegovina v Northern Ireland match, originally scheduled to be played at Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, was later moved to Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo.

References

^ "Northern Ireland". wildstat.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^ "Ian Baraclough's boys emerge victorious in Sarajevo showdown to secure place in final". Irish Football Association. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "San Marino vs. Northern Ireland" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^ Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus are required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.^[4]

External links

[2] The Bosnia and Herzegovina v Northern Ireland match, originally scheduled to be played at Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, was later moved to Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo.

[1] "Northern Ireland". wildstat.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

[3] "Ian Baraclough's boys emerge victorious in Sarajevo showdown to secure place in final". Irish Football Association. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[4] "San Marino vs. Northern Ireland" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[ExCo-5] "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

[6] Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus are required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.^[4]

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