FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

Ukraine 2–1 Northern Ireland

Wednesday 2 Apr 1997 · Kyiv, Ukraine

Ukraine2–1Northern Ireland

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Kosovskyi Dowie Shevchenko

3′1–0Vitaliy Kosovskyi Ukraine
14′1–1Iain Dowie Northern Ireland · penalty
70′2–1Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine

Elo

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

Ukraine: 1598 → 1614
Northern Ireland: 1626 → 1610

Expected score for Ukraine: 60.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 6, 1996–2021.

Ukraine wins: 3
Draws: 2
Northern Ireland wins: 1

Form either side

Ukraine

Before

5–2 v Lithuania 13 Aug 1996 · Friendly
1–0 v Northern Ireland 31 Aug 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
2–1 v Portugal 5 Oct 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
0–1 v Portugal 9 Nov 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
1–0 v Albania 29 Mar 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

0–2 v Germany 30 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–1 v Armenia 7 May 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–0 v Germany 7 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–0 v Albania 20 Aug 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–0 v Armenia 11 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

Northern Ireland

Before

1–1 v Germany 9 Nov 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
2–0 v Albania 14 Dec 1996 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1996
0–2 v Italy 22 Jan 1997 · Friendly
3–0 v Belgium 11 Feb 1997 · Friendly
0–0 v Portugal 29 Mar 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

0–0 v Armenia 30 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–0 v Thailand 21 May 1997 · Friendly
1–3 v Germany 20 Aug 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–1 v Albania 10 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–1 v Portugal 11 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

Road through the tournament

Ukraine

1–0 v Albania 29 Mar 1997
2–1 v Northern Ireland 2 Apr 1997
0–2 v Germany 30 Apr 1997
1–1 v Armenia 7 May 1997
0–0 v Germany 7 Jun 1997
1–0 v Albania 20 Aug 1997
2–0 v Armenia 11 Oct 1997
0–2 v Croatia 29 Oct 1997
1–1 v Croatia 15 Nov 1997

Northern Ireland

0–0 v Portugal 29 Mar 1997
1–2 v Ukraine 2 Apr 1997
0–0 v Armenia 30 Apr 1997
1–3 v Germany 20 Aug 1997
0–1 v Albania 10 Sep 1997
0–1 v Portugal 11 Oct 1997

Every Ukraine v Northern Ireland match6

From Ukraine's side.


3 Jun 2021	Northern Ireland	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
16 Jun 2016	Northern Ireland	0–2	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2016	Group stage
6 Sep 2003	Northern Ireland	0–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2003	—
16 Oct 2002	Northern Ireland	0–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2002	—
2 Apr 1997	Northern Ireland	2–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
31 Aug 1996	Northern Ireland	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1996	—

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