FIFA World Cup qualification 1977

Iceland 1–0 Northern Ireland

Saturday 11 Jun 1977 · Reykjavík, Iceland

Iceland1–0Northern Ireland

Goals1

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33′1–0Ingi Björn Albertsson Iceland

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Iceland: 1340 → 1369
Northern Ireland: 1597 → 1569

Expected score for Iceland: 28.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 7, 1977–2025.

Iceland wins: 4
Draws: 0
Northern Ireland wins: 3

Form either side

Iceland

Before

6–1 v Faroe Islands 16 Jun 1976 · Friendly
0–1 v Finland 14 Jul 1976 · Friendly
3–1 v Luxembourg 21 Aug 1976 · Friendly
0–1 v Belgium 5 Sep 1976 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1976
0–1 v Netherlands 8 Sep 1976 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1976

After

2–1 v Norway 30 Jun 1977 · Friendly
0–1 v Sweden 20 Jul 1977 · Friendly
1–4 v Netherlands 31 Aug 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–4 v Belgium 3 Sep 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–2 v Northern Ireland 21 Sep 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977

Northern Ireland

Before

0–2 v Belgium 10 Nov 1976 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1976
0–5 v Germany 27 Apr 1977 · Friendly
1–2 v England 28 May 1977 · British Home Championship 1977
0–3 v Scotland 1 Jun 1977 · British Home Championship 1977
1–1 v Wales 3 Jun 1977 · British Home Championship 1977

After

2–0 v Iceland 21 Sep 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–1 v Netherlands 12 Oct 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
3–0 v Belgium 16 Nov 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
1–1 v Scotland 13 May 1978 · British Home Championship 1978
0–1 v England 16 May 1978 · British Home Championship 1978

Road through the tournament

Iceland

Northern Ireland

0–1 v Iceland 11 Jun 1977
2–0 v Iceland 21 Sep 1977
0–1 v Netherlands 12 Oct 1977
3–0 v Belgium 16 Nov 1977

Every Iceland v Northern Ireland match7

From Iceland's side.


10 Jun 2025	Northern Ireland	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
12 Sep 2007	Northern Ireland	2–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2007	—
2 Sep 2006	Northern Ireland	3–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2006	—
5 Sep 2001	Northern Ireland	0–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2001	—
11 Oct 2000	Northern Ireland	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2000	—
21 Sep 1977	Northern Ireland	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—
11 Jun 1977	Northern Ireland	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—

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