Northern Ireland national football team

Men's national association football team representing Northern Ireland

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March 25 2025 Northern Ireland national football team played a match against Sweden, which resulted in an update to their competitive match statistics.
2024 Northern Ireland competed in the UEFA Nations League C, Division 3, with Michael O'Neill returning as manager, playing 6 matches and achieving their best performance in the tournament to date.
2024 Managed by Michael O'Neill, Northern Ireland competed in the UEFA European Championship qualification with 10 played, 3 wins, 0 draws, and 7 losses, scoring 9 goals and conceding 13.
2024 Jonny Evans concludes his international career with Northern Ireland.
November 18 2024 Northern Ireland national football team played a match against Luxembourg, which resulted in an update to their competitive and overall match statistics.
October 15 2024 Isaac Price scores a hat-trick in a significant 5-0 victory against Bulgaria at Windsor Park, Belfast in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C match.
September 5 2024 Bailey Peacock-Farrell recorded his latest known clean sheet for Northern Ireland in a match against Luxembourg.
June 8 2024 Jonny Evans is set to conclude his captaincy with a match against Spain's national team.
November 20 2023 Conor Hazard recorded his latest known clean sheet for Northern Ireland in a match against Denmark.
October 17 2023 Shea Charles played in a 0-1 loss against Slovenia in the Germany UEFA Euro 2024 Group H Qualifier at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
March 27 2023 FIFA Rankings last updated for the Northern Ireland national football team, showing their historical performance and ranking fluctuations.
March 23 2023 Michael O'Neill returns as manager of the Northern Ireland national football team, with a match against San Marino.
2022 Ian Baraclough managed Northern Ireland in the Qatar World Cup, where the team played 8 matches.
2022 Northern Ireland played in the UEFA Nations League C, Division 2, with Ian Baraclough as manager, participating in 6 matches.
2022 Steven Davis concludes his international career with Northern Ireland, having scored 13 goals during his tenure.
2022 Kyle Lafferty concludes his international career with Northern Ireland.
September 27 2022 Ian Baraclough concluded his management with a match against Greece's national team.
March 29 2022 Steven Davis made his last captaincy appearance for Northern Ireland in a match against Hungary.
March 25 2022 Steven Davis scored his last goal for Northern Ireland in a match against Luxembourg.
October 9 2021 Jamal Lewis played in a 0-2 loss against Switzerland in the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group C Qualifier at Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
2020 Northern Ireland competed in the UEFA Nations League B, Division 1, under manager Ian Baraclough, playing 6 matches.
2020 Under managers Michael O'Neill and Ian Baraclough, Northern Ireland did not qualify for the UEFA European Championship, with 10 played, 4 wins, 2 draws, and 4 losses, scoring 11 goals and conceding 16.
September 4 2020 Josh Magennis played in a 1-1 draw against Romania in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League - Group B1 at Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania
September 4 2020 Ian Baraclough takes over as manager of the Northern Ireland national football team, starting with a match against Romania.
November 19 2019 Michael O'Neill's first extended tenure as manager concluded with a match against Germany's national team.
September 5 2019 Michael McGovern recorded his last known clean sheet for Northern Ireland in a match against Luxembourg.
March 21 2019 Northern Ireland started another streak of 5 consecutive victories, lasting until 5 September 2019.
2018 Northern Ireland participated in the Russian Federation World Cup, playing 12 matches with 6 wins, 2 draws, and 4 losses.
2018 Northern Ireland participated in the UEFA Nations League B, Division 3, under manager Michael O'Neill, playing 4 matches.
2018 Aaron Hughes concludes his international career with Northern Ireland.
September 8 2018 Northern Ireland played their first UEFA Nations League match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Will Grigg scored the team's first goal in this competition.
June 3 2018 Conor Hazard recorded his first clean sheet for Northern Ireland in a match against Costa Rica.
May 29 2018 Bailey Peacock-Farrell recorded his first clean sheet for Northern Ireland in a match against Panama.
June 2 2017 Roy Carroll recorded his last clean sheet for Northern Ireland in a match against New Zealand.
March 26 2017 Northern Ireland began a streak of 5 consecutive victories starting on this date, continuing until 4 September 2017.
2016 Northern Ireland participated in UEFA Euro 2016, with game coverage shared between BBC and ITV.
November 11 2016 Kyle Lafferty scored his last recorded goal for Northern Ireland in a match against Azerbaijan.
May 27 2016 Alan Mannus recorded his last known clean sheet for Northern Ireland in a match against Belarus.
2015 BBC Northern Ireland acquired live rights to show Northern Ireland's friendlies in the run-up to UEFA Euro 2016. Subsequent home friendlies against Croatia and New Zealand were shown on Premier Sports/eirSport.
May 31 2015 Aaron Hughes ends his captaincy period with a match against Qatar's national team.
March 29 2015 Northern Ireland began an impressive 12-match unbeaten streak, which continued until 4 June 2016.
March 25 2015 Jonny Evans takes his first captaincy in a match against Scotland's national team.
March 25 2015 Paddy McNair received his first cap for Northern Ireland in a match against Scotland.
2014 Michael O'Neill managed Northern Ireland in the Brazil World Cup, where the team played 10 matches.
2013 David Healy concludes his international career with Northern Ireland.
May 2013 Sky acquired the rights to all Northern Ireland qualifying games for UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In the same month, ITV secured a deal to show highlights of European Qualifiers for Euro 2016 and 2018 World Cup between 2014 and 2017.
2012 Under manager Nigel Worthington, Northern Ireland participated in the UEFA European Championship qualification with 10 played, 2 wins, 3 draws, and 5 losses, scoring 9 goals and conceding 13.
November 14 2012 David Healy scored his last goal for Northern Ireland in a match against Azerbaijan, concluding his international goal-scoring journey.
September 11 2012 Northern Ireland started a period of 4 consecutive draws, which lasted until 6 February 2013.
February 29 2012 Michael O'Neill first becomes manager of the Northern Ireland national football team, with a match against Norway.

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