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Greatest games

Northern Ireland's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

W 2-1 v Czechoslovakia
#1
Date
1958-06-17
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
2.035
D 2-2 v Austria
#2
Date
1982-07-01
Stage
World Cup · Second Group Stage
Game Score
1.748
D 2-2 v Germany
#3
Date
1958-06-15
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.651
L 1-2 v Spain
#4
Date
1986-06-07
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.437
W 1-0 v Czechoslovakia
#5
Date
1958-06-08
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.435
L 1-3 v Argentina
#6
Date
1958-06-11
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.384
W 1-0 v Spain
#7
Date
1982-06-25
Stage
World Cup · First Group Stage
Game Score
1.371
L 1-4 v France
#8
Date
1982-07-04
Stage
World Cup · Second Group Stage
Game Score
1.364
L 0-4 v France
#9
Date
1958-06-19
Stage
World Cup · Quarterfinals
Game Score
1.242
D 0-0 v Yugoslavia
#10
Date
1982-06-17
Stage
World Cup · First Group Stage
Game Score
1.199

Footprint

Tournament appearances
4
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2016
World Cup appearances
3
Continental appearances
1
Last final reached
-
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Northern Ireland. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Nicaragua
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.04
Wales
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.11
Suriname
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.18
Hong Kong
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.18
India
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.21

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2016Euros
Round of 16
UEFA European Championship 2016
Northern Ireland
1986WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1986
Northern Ireland
1982WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1982
Northern Ireland
1958WC
Quarterfinal
FIFA World Cup 1958
Northern Ireland

British Home Championship & Rous Cup

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Historical reference only — these titles are not counted in the main honors totals.

8BHC titles (1884–1984)