Friendly

France 3–1 Northern Ireland

Tuesday 11 Nov 1952 · Colombes, France

France3–1Northern Ireland

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

France: 1598 → 1602
Northern Ireland: 1373 → 1369

Expected score for France: 86.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 10, 1928–2026.

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

Form either side

France

Before

0–1 v Sweden 26 Mar 1952 · Friendly
3–0 v Portugal 20 Apr 1952 · Friendly
2–1 v Belgium 22 May 1952 · Friendly
3–1 v Germany 5 Oct 1952 · Friendly
2–1 v Austria 19 Oct 1952 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Republic of Ireland 16 Nov 1952 · Friendly
0–1 v Belgium 25 Dec 1952 · Friendly
6–1 v Wales 14 May 1953 · Friendly
0–1 v Sweden 11 Jun 1953 · Friendly
6–1 v Luxembourg 20 Sep 1953 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1953

Northern Ireland

Before

0–3 v Scotland 6 Oct 1951 · British Home Championship 1951
0–2 v England 14 Nov 1951 · British Home Championship 1951
0–3 v Wales 19 Mar 1952 · British Home Championship 1952
2–2 v England 4 Oct 1952 · British Home Championship 1952
1–1 v Scotland 5 Nov 1952 · British Home Championship 1952

After

2–3 v Wales 15 Apr 1953 · British Home Championship 1953
1–3 v Scotland 3 Oct 1953 · British Home Championship 1953
1–3 v England 11 Nov 1953 · British Home Championship 1953
2–1 v Wales 31 Mar 1954 · British Home Championship 1954
0–2 v England 2 Oct 1954 · British Home Championship 1954

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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