Friendly

France 4–0 Northern Ireland

Tuesday 21 Feb 1928 · Montrouge, France

France4–0Northern Ireland

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

France: 1373 → 1388
Northern Ireland: 1408 → 1393

Expected score for France: 59.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 10, 1928–2026.

France wins: 7
Draws: 3
Northern Ireland wins: 0

Form either side

France

Before

0–4 v Portugal 16 Mar 1927 · Friendly
3–3 v Italy 24 Apr 1927 · Friendly
1–4 v Spain 22 May 1927 · Friendly
0–6 v England 26 May 1927 · Friendly
1–13 v Hungary 12 Jun 1927 · Friendly

After

3–4 v Switzerland 11 Mar 1928 · Friendly
2–3 v Belgium 15 Apr 1928 · Friendly
1–1 v Portugal 29 Apr 1928 · Friendly
0–2 v Czech Republic 13 May 1928 · Friendly
1–5 v England 17 May 1928 · Friendly

Northern Ireland

Before

3–3 v England 20 Oct 1926 · British Home Championship 1926
0–2 v Scotland 26 Feb 1927 · British Home Championship 1927
2–2 v Wales 9 Apr 1927 · British Home Championship 1927
2–0 v England 22 Oct 1927 · British Home Championship 1927
1–2 v Wales 4 Feb 1928 · British Home Championship 1928

After

1–0 v Scotland 25 Feb 1928 · British Home Championship 1928
1–2 v England 22 Oct 1928 · British Home Championship 1928
2–2 v Wales 2 Feb 1929 · British Home Championship 1929
3–7 v Scotland 23 Feb 1929 · British Home Championship 1929
0–3 v England 19 Oct 1929 · British Home Championship 1929

Every France v Northern Ireland match10

From France's side.


8 Jun 2026	Northern Ireland	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
18 Aug 1999	Northern Ireland	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
27 Apr 1988	Northern Ireland	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
26 Feb 1986	Northern Ireland	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
4 Jul 1982	Northern Ireland	4–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1982	Group stage
24 Mar 1982	Northern Ireland	4–0	Home	Friendly	—
19 Jun 1958	Northern Ireland	4–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1958	Quarter-final
11 Nov 1952	Northern Ireland	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
12 May 1951	Northern Ireland	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
21 Feb 1928	Northern Ireland	4–0	Home	Friendly	—

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