Football Query

FIFA World Cup qualification 1988

Spain 4–0 Northern Ireland

Wednesday 21 Dec 1988 · Seville, Spain

Spain4–0Northern Ireland

Goals4

  1. 30′1–0Anton Rogan Spain · own goal
  2. 55′2–0Emilio Butragueño Spain
  3. 60′3–0Míchel Spain · penalty
  4. 64′4–0Alan McDonald Spain · own goal

Elo

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

Spain
1804 → 1816
Northern Ireland
1613 → 1601

Expected score for Spain: 84.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 9 of 19, 1958–2024.

Spain wins
12
Draws
5
Northern Ireland wins
2

Form either side

Spain

Before

After

Northern Ireland

Before

After

Road through the tournament

Spain

Northern Ireland

Every Spain v Northern Ireland match19

From Spain's side.

8 Jun 2024Northern Ireland5–1HomeFriendly—
21 Nov 2007Northern Ireland1–0HomeUEFA Euro qualification 2007—
6 Sep 2006Northern Ireland2–3AwayUEFA Euro qualification 2006—
11 Jun 2003Northern Ireland0–0AwayUEFA Euro qualification 2003—
12 Oct 2002Northern Ireland3–0HomeUEFA Euro qualification 2002—
17 Apr 2002Northern Ireland5–0AwayFriendly—
3 Jun 1998Northern Ireland4–1HomeFriendly—
28 Apr 1993Northern Ireland3–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 1993—
14 Oct 1992Northern Ireland0–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 1992—
8 Feb 1989Northern Ireland2–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 1989—
21 Dec 1988Northern Ireland4–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 1988—
7 Jun 1986Northern Ireland2–1NeutralFIFA World Cup 1986Group stage
27 Mar 1985Northern Ireland0–0HomeFriendly—
25 Jun 1982Northern Ireland0–1HomeFIFA World Cup 1982Group stage
16 Feb 1972Northern Ireland1–1NeutralUEFA Euro qualification 1972—
11 Nov 1970Northern Ireland3–0HomeUEFA Euro qualification 1970—
30 Oct 1963Northern Ireland1–0AwayUEFA Euro qualification 1963—
30 May 1963Northern Ireland1–1HomeUEFA Euro qualification 1963—
15 Oct 1958Northern Ireland6–2HomeFriendly—

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