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France 4–1 Northern Ireland

Sunday 4 Jul 1982 · Madrid, Spain (neutral)

France4–1Northern Ireland

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Giresse Rocheteau Rocheteau Armstrong Giresse

33′1–0Alain Giresse France
46′2–0Dominique Rocheteau France
68′3–0Dominique Rocheteau France
75′3–1Gerry Armstrong Northern Ireland
80′4–1Alain Giresse France

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

France

Came on

19Didier SixMF↑63′
16Alain CouriolFW↑83′

Northern Ireland

Came on

6John O'NeillDF↑86′

Elo

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

France: 1818 → 1854
Northern Ireland: 1704 → 1668

Expected score for France: 65.8% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 10, 1928–2026.

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

Form either side

France

Before

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
1–0 v Austria 28 Jun 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982

After

3–3 v Germany 8 Jul 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982
2–3 v Poland 10 Jul 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982
0–4 v Poland 31 Aug 1982 · Friendly
1–0 v Hungary 6 Oct 1982 · Friendly
2–1 v Netherlands 10 Nov 1982 · Friendly

Northern Ireland

Before

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
2–2 v Austria 1 Jul 1982 · FIFA World Cup 1982

After

0–2 v Austria 13 Oct 1982 · UEFA Euro qualification 1982
1–0 v Germany 17 Nov 1982 · UEFA Euro qualification 1982
0–0 v Albania 15 Dec 1982 · UEFA Euro qualification 1982
2–1 v Turkey 30 Mar 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983
1–0 v Albania 27 Apr 1983 · UEFA Euro qualification 1983

Group D

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1France	2	2	0	0	+4	4
2Austria	2	0	1	1	-1	1
3Northern Ireland	2	0	1	1	-3	1

Road through the tournament

France

1–3 v England Group stage
4–1 v Kuwait Group stage
1–1 v Czech Republic Group stage
1–0 v Austria Group stage
4–1 v Northern Ireland Group stage
3–3 v Germany Semi-final
2–3 v Poland Third-place play-off

Northern Ireland

0–0 v Serbia Group stage
1–1 v Honduras Group stage
1–0 v Spain Group stage
2–2 v Austria Group stage
1–4 v France Group stage

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	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul