Friendly

France 0–0 Northern Ireland

Wednesday 26 Feb 1986 · Paris, France

France0–0Northern Ireland

Goals0

Elo

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

France: 1884 → 1878
Northern Ireland: 1743 → 1749

Expected score for France: 80% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 10, 1928–2026.

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

Form either side

France

Before

0–2 v Bulgaria 2 May 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985
2–0 v Uruguay 21 Aug 1985 · CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions 1985
0–2 v German DR 11 Sep 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985
6–0 v Luxembourg 30 Oct 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985
2–0 v Serbia 6 Nov 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985

After

2–0 v Argentina 26 Mar 1986 · Friendly
1–0 v Canada 1 Jun 1986 · FIFA World Cup 1986
1–1 v Russia 5 Jun 1986 · FIFA World Cup 1986
3–0 v Hungary 9 Jun 1986 · FIFA World Cup 1986
2–0 v Italy 17 Jun 1986 · FIFA World Cup 1986

Northern Ireland

Before

0–0 v Spain 27 Mar 1985 · Friendly
2–0 v Turkey 1 May 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985
0–0 v Turkey 11 Sep 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985
1–0 v Romania 16 Oct 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985
0–0 v England 13 Nov 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985

After

1–1 v Denmark 26 Mar 1986 · Friendly
2–1 v Morocco 23 Apr 1986 · Friendly
1–1 v Algeria 3 Jun 1986 · FIFA World Cup 1986
1–2 v Spain 7 Jun 1986 · FIFA World Cup 1986
0–3 v Brazil 12 Jun 1986 · FIFA World Cup 1986

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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