FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Northern Ireland 0–0 Switzerland

Wednesday 8 Sep 2021 · Belfast, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland0–0Switzerland

Goals0

Line-ups

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

Northern Ireland

Came on

2Conor Bradley↑67′
13Dion Charles↑68′
6George Saville↑74′
14Jordan Jones↑86′

Switzerland

Came on

14Steven Zuber↑59′
11Renato Steffen↑59′
7Andi Zeqiri↑77′
19Jordan Lotomba↑86′
20Michel Aebischer↑86′

Elo

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

Northern Ireland: 1638 → 1650
Switzerland: 1986 → 1974

Expected score for Northern Ireland: 19.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 9, 1964–2025.

Northern Ireland wins: 2
Draws: 4
Switzerland wins: 3

Form either side

Northern Ireland

Before

0–0 v Bulgaria 31 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
3–0 v Malta 30 May 2021 · Friendly
0–1 v Ukraine 3 Jun 2021 · Friendly
4–1 v Lithuania 2 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–0 v Estonia 5 Sep 2021 · Friendly

After

0–2 v Switzerland 9 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–2 v Bulgaria 12 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–0 v Lithuania 12 Nov 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–0 v Italy 15 Nov 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
3–1 v Luxembourg 25 Mar 2022 · Friendly

Switzerland

Before

3–1 v Turkey 20 Jun 2021 · UEFA Euro 2021
3–3 v France 28 Jun 2021 · UEFA Euro 2021
1–1 v Spain 2 Jul 2021 · UEFA Euro 2021
2–1 v Greece 1 Sep 2021 · Friendly
0–0 v Italy 5 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

After

2–0 v Northern Ireland 9 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
4–0 v Lithuania 12 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–1 v Italy 12 Nov 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
4–0 v Bulgaria 15 Nov 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–2 v England 26 Mar 2022 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Northern Ireland

0–2 v Italy 25 Mar 2021
0–0 v Bulgaria 31 Mar 2021
4–1 v Lithuania 2 Sep 2021
0–0 v Switzerland 8 Sep 2021
0–2 v Switzerland 9 Oct 2021
1–2 v Bulgaria 12 Oct 2021
1–0 v Lithuania 12 Nov 2021
0–0 v Italy 15 Nov 2021

Switzerland

3–1 v Bulgaria 25 Mar 2021
1–0 v Lithuania 28 Mar 2021
0–0 v Italy 5 Sep 2021
0–0 v Northern Ireland 8 Sep 2021
2–0 v Northern Ireland 9 Oct 2021
4–0 v Lithuania 12 Oct 2021
1–1 v Italy 12 Nov 2021
4–0 v Bulgaria 15 Nov 2021

Every Northern Ireland v Switzerland match9

From Northern Ireland's side.


21 Mar 2025	Switzerland	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
9 Oct 2021	Switzerland	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
8 Sep 2021	Switzerland	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
12 Nov 2017	Switzerland	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
9 Nov 2017	Switzerland	0–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
18 Aug 2004	Switzerland	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
22 Apr 1998	Switzerland	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
14 Nov 1964	Switzerland	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1964	—
14 Oct 1964	Switzerland	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1964	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN