Northern Ireland national football team results (2020–present)

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

2020s

2020

Romania   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Norway

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)

Bosnia and Herzegovina   v   Northern Ireland

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

Northern Ireland   v   Austria

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)

Norway   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Slovakia

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)

Austria   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Romania

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

Italy   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v   United States

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Bulgaria

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)

Malta   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Ukraine   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Lithuania   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Estonia   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v    Switzerland

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)

Switzerland   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Bulgaria   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Lithuania

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Italy

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

Luxembourg   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Hungary

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Greece

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)

Cyprus   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Kosovo   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Cyprus

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Kosovo

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)

Greece   v   Northern Ireland

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

San Marino   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Finland

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)

Denmark   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Kazakhstan

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)

Slovenia   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Kazakhstan   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v   San Marino

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Slovenia

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)

Finland   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Denmark

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

Romania   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Scotland   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Spain   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Andorra   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Luxembourg

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)

Bulgaria   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Belarus   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Bulgaria

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Belarus

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)

Luxembourg   v   Northern Ireland

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

Northern Ireland   v    Switzerland

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)

Sweden   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Denmark   v   Northern Ireland

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)

Northern Ireland   v   Iceland

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)

Luxembourg   v   Northern Ireland

4 September 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A Qualifier	Luxembourg	1–3	Northern Ireland	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
19:45 BST Match 701	Dardari 30'	report	Reid 7' S. Charles 46' Devenny 70'	Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg Attendance: 9,214 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Germany   v   Northern Ireland

7 September 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A Qualifier	Germany	3–1	Northern Ireland	Cologne, Germany
19:45 BST Match 702	Gnabry 7' Amiri 69' Wirtz 72'	report	Price 34'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 43,169 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Northern Ireland   v   Slovakia

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

Northern Ireland   v   Germany

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

Slovakia   v   Northern Ireland

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

Northern Ireland   v   Luxembourg

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

1. 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

1. "Northern Ireland". wildstat.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
2. "Ian Baraclough's boys emerge victorious in Sarajevo showdown to secure place in final". Irish Football Association . 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
3. "San Marino vs. Northern Ireland" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
4. "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
5. 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

• RSSSF: (Northern) Ireland - International Results
• Northern Ireland Football Greats Archive
• Northern Ireland Statistics and Records