Friendly

France 4–0 Northern Ireland

Wednesday 24 Mar 1982 · Paris, 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: 1793 → 1801
Northern Ireland: 1660 → 1652

Expected score for France: 79.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 10, 1928–2026.

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

Form either side

France

Before

0–2 v Belgium 9 Sep 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
2–3 v Republic of Ireland 14 Oct 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
2–0 v Netherlands 18 Nov 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
4–0 v Cyprus 5 Dec 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
2–0 v Italy 23 Feb 1982 · Friendly

After

0–1 v Peru 28 Apr 1982 · Friendly
0–1 v Wales 2 Jun 1982 · Friendly
1–3 v England 16 Jun 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982
4–1 v Kuwait 21 Jun 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982
1–1 v Czech Republic 24 Jun 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982

Northern Ireland

Before

0–2 v Scotland 19 May 1981 · British Home Championship 1981
0–1 v Sweden 3 Jun 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
0–0 v Scotland 14 Oct 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
1–0 v Israel 18 Nov 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
0–4 v England 23 Feb 1982 · British Home Championship 1982

After

1–1 v Scotland 28 Apr 1982 · British Home Championship 1982
0–3 v Wales 27 May 1982 · British Home Championship 1982
0–0 v Serbia 17 Jun 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982
1–1 v Honduras 21 Jun 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982
1–0 v Spain 25 Jun 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982

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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