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Northern Ireland (2026)

Tuaisceart Éireann | Norlin Airlann

Matches: 7; 7 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 3-2-2; 3 W · 2 D · 2 L
Goals: 7; 6 against
Goal difference: +1

General Information

Irish Football Association

Founded: 1880
FIFA entry: 1911
Average height in 2026: 1.82 m
Average age in 2026: 25.3 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

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Jersey in 2026

Coaches in 2026

Michael O'Neill(Coach)

Date of birth: 5 July 1969
Place of birth: Portadown, Northern Ireland
Height: 1.80 m
Matches: 7 (4 official · 3 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Players of Northern Ireland in 2026

29 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers3
Pierce Charles	21 July 2005	Goalkeeper	Queens Park Rangers	6	1	0
Conor Hazard	5 March 1998	Goalkeeper	Wycombe Wanderers	1	0	0
Luke Southwood	6 December 1997	Goalkeeper	Blackpool FC	0	1	0
Defenders9
Trai Hume	18 March 2002	Right Back	Sunderland AFC	6	1	0
Ciaron Brown	14 January 1998	Centre Back	Oxford United	6	0	2
Ruairi McConville	1 May 2005	Centre Back	Norwich City	5	1	0
Tom Atcheson	22 September 2006	Centre Back	Blackburn Rovers	4	1	1
Brodie Spencer	6 May 2004	Left Back	Oxford United	3	4	0
Terry Devlin	6 November 2003	Right Back	Portsmouth FC	3	0	0
Paddy McNair	27 April 1995	Centre Back	Hull City	1	2	0
Daniel Ballard	20 September 1999	Centre Back	Sunderland AFC	1	0	0
Eoin Toal	15 February 1999	Centre Back	Bolton Wanderers	1	0	0
Midfielders10
Shea Charles	5 November 2003	Defensive Midfielder	Fulham FC	7	0	1
Isaac Price	26 September 2003	Centre Midfielder	West Bromwich Albion	7	0	1
Justin Devenny	11 October 2003	Centre Midfielder	Stoke City	6	1	0
Patrick Kelly	2 October 2004	Defensive Midfielder	Barnsley FC	4	2	1
Ethan Galbraith	11 May 2001	Centre Midfielder	Stoke City	4	2	0
Kieran Morrison	9 November 2006	Right Midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	2	0	0
Ali McCann	4 December 1999	Centre Midfielder	Preston North End	1	1	0
Jamie McDonnell	16 February 2004	Defensive Midfielder	Oxford United	1	1	0
Brad Lyons	26 May 1997	Centre Midfielder	Aberdeen FC	0	1	0
George Saville	1 June 1993	Centre Midfielder	Bromley FC	0	1	0
Forwards7
Jamie Donley	3 January 2005	Secondary striker	Luton Town	7	0	1
Paul Smyth	10 September 1997	Right Winger	Queens Park Rangers	1	2	0
Josh Magennis	15 August 1990	Centre Forward	Stevenage FC	0	6	0
Ceadach O'Neill	10 April 2008	Centre Forward	Arsenal FC	0	4	0
Jamie Reid	15 July 1994	Centre Forward	Stevenage FC	0	3	0
Callum Marshall	28 November 2004	Centre Forward	Luton Town	0	2	0
Dion Charles	7 October 1995	Centre Forward	Blackpool FC	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Northern Ireland in 2026

7 matches

2 Oct 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 2 · Štadión Antona MalatinskéhoAvs.UkraineMatch report: Ukraine vs. Northern Ireland 0–3Win
28 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 2 · Windsor ParkHvs.HungaryMatch report: Northern Ireland vs. Hungary 0–0Draw
25 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 2 · Boris Paichadze StadiumAvs.GeorgiaMatch report: Georgia vs. Northern Ireland 0–1Win
8 Jun 2026Friendly · Stade Pierre MauroyAvs.FranceMatch report: France vs. Northern Ireland 3–1Defeat
4 Jun 2026Friendly · Estadio Municipal de La Línea de la ConcepciónHvs.GuineaMatch report: Northern Ireland vs. Guinea 1–0Win
31 Mar 2026Friendly · Cardiff City StadiumAvs.WalesMatch report: Wales vs. Northern Ireland 1–1Draw
26 Mar 2026World Cup 2026 · Play-Off Semi-Finals · Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'ItaliaAvs.ItalyMatch report: Italy vs. Northern Ireland 2–0Defeat

Match Progress for Northern Ireland

3 W · 2 D · 2 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Northern Ireland

79 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
England	52	4	8	40	34
Wales	50	15	13	22	74
Scotland	50	5	8	37	37
Germany	19	2	4	13	16
Spain	16	2	4	10	9
Denmark	14	3	5	6	12
Austria	13	4	3	6	19
Portugal	13	2	7	4	13
Turkey	12	5	2	5	12
Norway	12	2	0	10	11
Finland	11	4	2	5	12
Bulgaria	11	3	2	6	13
Ireland	11	2	5	4	4
Poland	10	4	2	4	13
Italy	10	1	2	7	2
Luxembourg	9	6	2	1	18
Albania	9	5	2	2	13
Romania	9	3	4	2	9
Greece	9	3	0	6	11
Switzerland	9	2	4	3	4
Malta	8	6	2	0	14
Cyprus	8	3	4	1	13
Israel	8	3	4	1	10
Sweden	8	3	1	4	11
Hungary	8	1	2	5	4
Yugoslavia	8	1	1	6	4
Estonia	7	5	0	2	9
Latvia	7	5	0	2	8
Slovenia	7	3	1	3	5
Iceland	7	3	0	4	7
Czechia	7	2	3	2	6
Ukraine	7	2	2	3	6
Slovakia	7	2	1	4	5
Netherlands	7	1	3	3	5
France	7	0	2	5	2
San Marino	6	6	0	0	19
Faroe Islands	6	4	2	0	16
Azerbaijan	6	3	2	1	8
Liechtenstein	5	4	1	0	15
Belarus	5	4	1	0	8
Lithuania	4	3	1	0	8
Armenia	4	0	2	2	1
Chile	4	0	0	4	1
Australia	3	2	1	0	5
Belgium	3	2	0	1	6
Bosnia & Herzegovina	3	1	0	2	2
Uruguay	3	1	0	2	1
Canada	3	0	1	2	1
Serbia	3	0	0	3	1
Georgia	2	2	0	0	5
Czechoslovakia	2	2	0	0	3
Morocco	2	1	1	0	3
Kosovo	2	1	0	1	4
Russia	2	1	0	1	1
Moldova	2	0	2	0	2
Soviet Union	2	0	1	1	0
Kazakhstan	2	0	0	2	0
Trinidad & Tobago	1	1	0	0	3
Andorra	1	1	0	0	2
Saint Kitts & Nevis	1	1	0	0	2
South Korea	1	1	0	0	2
Guinea	1	1	0	0	1
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	1
Algeria	1	0	1	0	1
Barbados	1	0	1	0	1
Honduras	1	0	1	0	1
Qatar	1	0	1	0	1
Serbia & Montenegro	1	0	1	0	1
Panama	1	0	1	0	0
Thailand	1	0	1	0	0
Argentina	1	0	0	1	1
South Africa	1	0	0	1	1
USA	1	0	0	1	1
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0
Colombia	1	0	0	1	0
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	0
Croatia	1	0	0	1	0
Mexico	1	0	0	1	0
Montenegro	1	0	0	1	0
Total	556	160	127	269	574

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Northern Ireland

Games Total: 162
Goals: 175
Goals Against: 199
Games W/D/L: 51/44/67
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.08
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.23

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 9; David Healy
Most Matches: 44; Steven Davis
Most Yellow Cards: 8; Keith Gillespie
Most Red Cards: 1; Michael Hughes

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Northern Ireland

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Davis, Steven	Centre Midfielder	2005–2022	140	130	10	13	9	10	0	0
2	Jennings, Pat	Goalkeeper	1964–1986	119	119	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Hughes, Aaron	Centre Back	1998–2018	112	106	6	1	0	2	0	0
4	Evans, Jonny	Centre Back	2006–2024	106	105	1	6	4	18	0	1
5	Healy, David	Centre Forward	2000–2013	95	83	12	36	1	13	1	0
6	Magennis, Josh	Centre Forward	2010–2026	92	39	53	12	4	8	1	0
7	Donaghy, Mal	Left Back	1980–1994	91	90	1	0	0	4	0	1
8	Lafferty, Kyle	Centre Forward	2006–2022	89	58	31	20	9	17	0	1
9	McIlroy, Sammy	Centre Midfielder	1972–1986	88	86	2	5	0	6	0	0
10	Taylor, Maik	Goalkeeper	1999–2011	88	85	3	0	1	4	0	0
11	Gillespie, Keith	Right Midfielder	1994–2008	86	77	9	2	3	23	0	1
12	McNair, Paddy	Centre Back	2015–2026	84	71	13	7	4	12	0	0
13	McAuley, Gareth	Centre Back	2005–2018	80	75	5	9	1	6	0	1
14	Baird, Chris	Defensive Midfielder	2003–2016	79	73	6	0	1	12	1	0
15	Evans, Corry	Defensive Midfielder	2009–2024	73	53	20	2	0	6	0	0
16	Cathcart, Craig	Centre Back	2010–2023	73	66	7	2	1	6	0	0
17	Nicholl, Jimmy	Right Back	1976–1986	73	72	1	1	0	5	0	0
18	McGinn, Niall	Right Winger	2008–2022	72	38	34	6	5	0	0	0
19	Hughes, Michael	Attacking Midfielder	1991–2004	71	67	4	5	0	12	0	1
20	McCreery, David	Defensive Midfielder	1976–1990	67	55	12	0	0	1	0	0
21	Worthington, Nigel	Left Back	1984–1997	66	60	6	0	0	8	0	0
22	Brunt, Chris	Left Midfielder	2004–2017	65	55	10	3	5	13	1	0
23	O'Neill, Martin	Centre Midfielder	1971–1984	64	58	6	8	0	0	0	0
24	Saville, George	Centre Midfielder	2017–2026	64	46	18	0	5	12	0	0
25	Armstrong, Gerry	Centre Forward	1977–1986	63	56	7	12	0	0	0	0
26	Dallas, Stuart	Left Midfielder	2011–2022	62	53	9	3	3	7	0	0
27	Dowie, Iain	Centre Forward	1990–1999	59	51	8	12	0	6	0	1
28	Neill, Terry	Centre Back	1961–1973	59	59	0	2	0	0	0	0
29	Ferguson, Shane	Left Midfielder	2009–2023	57	35	22	2	4	3	0	0
30	Norwood, Oliver	Centre Midfielder	2010–2018	57	50	7	0	7	7	0	0
31	Bingham, Billy	Right Winger	1951–1963	56	56	0	8	0	0	0	0
32	Blanchflower, Danny	Centre Midfielder	1949–1962	56	56	0	2	0	0	0	0
33	Johnson, Damien	Right Midfielder	1999–2009	56	48	8	0	2	7	0	1
34	McIlroy, Jimmy	Attacking Midfielder	1951–1965	55	55	0	10	0	0	0	0
35	Craigan, Stephen	Centre Back	2003–2011	54	51	3	0	0	2	0	0
36	McClelland, John	Centre Back	1980–1990	53	50	3	1	0	0	0	0
37	Hunter, Allan	Centre Back	1969–1979	53	53	0	1	0	2	0	0
38	Peacock-Farrell, Bailey	Goalkeeper	2018–2025	53	51	2	0	0	3	0	0
39	Magilton, Jim	Centre Midfielder	1991–2002	52	50	2	5	0	2	0	0
40	McDonald, Alan	Centre Back	1985–1996	52	51	1	3	0	7	0	0
41	Taggart, Gerry	Centre Back	1990–2002	51	50	1	7	0	2	0	0
42	Nicholl, Chris	Centre Back	1974–1983	51	49	2	3	0	0	0	0
43	Nelson, Sammy	Left Back	1970–1982	51	48	3	1	0	3	0	0
44	Quinn, James	Centre Forward	1996–2006	50	35	15	4	0	14	0	2
45	Hamilton, Bryan	Attacking Midfielder	1968–1980	50	46	4	4	0	0	0	0
46	Rice, Pat	Right Back	1968–1979	49	49	0	0	0	2	0	0
47	Clements, Dave	Left Midfielder	1965–1976	48	48	0	2	0	0	0	0
48	Quinn, Jimmy	Centre Forward	1984–1995	46	31	15	12	0	2	0	0
49	Feeney, Warren	Centre Forward	2002–2011	46	17	29	5	0	4	0	0
50	Lomas, Steve	Centre Midfielder	1994–2003	45	44	1	3	0	9	0	1

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Northern Ireland

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Lafferty, Kyle	McGinn, Niall	2012–2021	4	67
2	Brunt, Chris	McAuley, Gareth	2011–2016	3	33
3	Norwood, Oliver	McAuley, Gareth	2013–2016	3	33
4	McGinn, Niall	Lafferty, Kyle	2014–2015	3	15
5	Charles, Shea	Price, Isaac	2023–2024	3	27
6	Gillespie, Keith	Healy, David	2006–2007	2	6
7	Lafferty, Kyle	Healy, David	2007	2	6
8	Davis, Steven	Lafferty, Kyle	2010–2016	2	10
9	Ferguson, Shane	Lafferty, Kyle	2014–2016	2	10
10	Davis, Steven	McNair, Paddy	2019–2021	2	29

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 120 of 559 goals.