Football Query

FIFA World Cup qualification 1981

Sweden 1–0 Northern Ireland

Wednesday 3 Jun 1981 · Solna, Sweden

Sweden1–0Northern Ireland

Goals1

  1. 50′1–0Hasse Borg Sweden · penalty

Elo

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

Sweden
1519 → 1543
Northern Ireland
1684 → 1660

Expected score for Sweden: 40.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 8, 1974–2025.

Sweden wins
4
Draws
1
Northern Ireland wins
3

Form either side

Sweden

Before

After

Northern Ireland

Before

After

Road through the tournament

Sweden

Northern Ireland

Every Sweden v Northern Ireland match8

From Sweden's side.

25 Mar 2025Northern Ireland5–1HomeFriendly—
17 Oct 2007Northern Ireland1–1HomeUEFA Euro qualification 2007—
28 Mar 2007Northern Ireland1–2AwayUEFA Euro qualification 2007—
24 Apr 1996Northern Ireland2–1AwayFriendly—
3 Jun 1981Northern Ireland1–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 1981—
15 Oct 1980Northern Ireland0–3AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 1980—
3 Sep 1975Northern Ireland2–1AwayUEFA Euro qualification 1975—
30 Oct 1974Northern Ireland0–2HomeUEFA Euro qualification 1974—

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