Head to head · Men's national teams
France v Northern Ireland
France and Northern Ireland have met 10 times since 1928: France lead 7–0.
7France wins
3draws
0Northern Ireland wins
Goals: France 25, Northern Ireland 5 · 10 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Tuesday, 21 February 1928: France 4–0 Ireland in Montrouge.
- The most recent was on Monday, 8 June 2026: France 3–1 Northern Ireland (Friendly).
- France's biggest win: France 4–0 Ireland, 1928.
- 2 of the 10 meetings were competitive matches and 8 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 8 Jun | France 3–1 Northern Ireland Friendly · Lille, France |
France |
| 1999 | ||
| 18 Aug | Northern Ireland 0–1 France Friendly · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
France |
| 1988 | ||
| 27 Apr | Northern Ireland 0–0 France Friendly · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 1986 | ||
| 26 Feb | France 0–0 Northern Ireland Friendly · Paris, France |
Draw |
| 1982 | ||
| 4 Jul | France 4–1 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup · Madrid, Spain (neutral) |
France |
| 24 Mar | France 4–0 Northern Ireland Friendly · Paris, France |
France |
| 1958 | ||
| 19 Jun | France 4–0 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup · Norrköping, Sweden (neutral) |
France |
| 1952 | ||
| 11 Nov | France 3–1 Ireland Friendly · Colombes, France |
France |
| 1951 | ||
| 12 May | Ireland 2–2 France Friendly · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 1928 | ||
| 21 Feb | France 4–0 Ireland Friendly · Montrouge, France |
France |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.