UEFA Euro qualification 1974

Sweden 0–2 Northern Ireland

Wednesday 30 Oct 1974 · Solna, Sweden

Sweden0–2Northern Ireland

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Nicholl O'Neill

7′0–1Chris Nicholl Northern Ireland
23′0–2Martin O'Neill Northern Ireland

Elo

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

Sweden: 1755 → 1706
Northern Ireland: 1602 → 1651

Expected score for Sweden: 81.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 8, 1974–2025.

Sweden wins: 4
Draws: 1
Northern Ireland wins: 3

Form either side

Sweden

Before

2–4 v Germany 30 Jun 1974 · FIFA World Cup 1974
2–1 v Serbia 3 Jul 1974 · FIFA World Cup 1974
2–1 v Norway 8 Aug 1974 · Nordic Championship 1974
1–5 v Netherlands 4 Sep 1974 · Friendly
0–4 v Czech Republic 13 Oct 1974 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Scotland 16 Apr 1975 · Friendly
4–0 v Algeria 19 May 1975 · Friendly
1–2 v Serbia 4 Jun 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975
3–1 v Norway 30 Jun 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975
2–0 v Norway 13 Aug 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975

Northern Ireland

Before

1–1 v Portugal 14 Nov 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
1–0 v Scotland 11 May 1974 · British Home Championship 1974
0–1 v England 15 May 1974 · British Home Championship 1974
0–1 v Wales 18 May 1974 · British Home Championship 1974
1–2 v Norway 4 Sep 1974 · UEFA Euro qualification 1974

After

1–0 v Serbia 16 Apr 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975
0–0 v England 17 May 1975 · British Home Championship 1975
0–3 v Scotland 20 May 1975 · British Home Championship 1975
1–0 v Wales 23 May 1975 · British Home Championship 1975
1–2 v Sweden 3 Sep 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975

Road through the tournament

Sweden

0–2 v Northern Ireland 30 Oct 1974

Northern Ireland

1–2 v Norway 4 Sep 1974
2–0 v Sweden 30 Oct 1974

Every Sweden v Northern Ireland match8

From Sweden's side.


25 Mar 2025	Northern Ireland	5–1	Home	Friendly	—
17 Oct 2007	Northern Ireland	1–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2007	—
28 Mar 2007	Northern Ireland	1–2	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2007	—
24 Apr 1996	Northern Ireland	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
3 Jun 1981	Northern Ireland	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1981	—
15 Oct 1980	Northern Ireland	0–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1980	—
3 Sep 1975	Northern Ireland	2–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1975	—
30 Oct 1974	Northern Ireland	0–2	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1974	—

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