Head to head · Men's national teams
Germany v Northern Ireland
Germany and Northern Ireland have met 21 times since 1958: Germany lead 15–2.
15Germany wins
4draws
2Northern Ireland wins
Goals: Germany 50, Northern Ireland 16 · 21 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 15 June 1958: West Germany 2–2 Northern Ireland in Malmö.
- The most recent was on Monday, 13 October 2025: Northern Ireland 0–1 Germany (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Germany's biggest win: West Germany 5–0 Northern Ireland, 1977.
- Northern Ireland's biggest win: Northern Ireland 1–0 West Germany, 1982.
- 16 of the 21 meetings were competitive matches and 5 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 13 Oct | Northern Ireland 0–1 Germany FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Germany |
| 7 Sept | Germany 3–1 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Cologne, Germany |
Germany |
| 2019 | ||
| 19 Nov | Germany 6–1 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Frankfurt, Germany |
Germany |
| 9 Sept | Northern Ireland 0–2 Germany UEFA Euro qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Germany |
| 2017 | ||
| 5 Oct | Northern Ireland 1–3 Germany FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Germany |
| 2016 | ||
| 11 Oct | Germany 2–0 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Hanover, Germany |
Germany |
| 21 Jun | Northern Ireland 0–1 Germany UEFA Euro · Paris, France (neutral) |
Germany |
| 2005 | ||
| 4 Jun | Northern Ireland 1–4 Germany Friendly · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Germany |
| 1999 | ||
| 8 Sept | Germany 4–0 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Dortmund, Germany |
Germany |
| 27 Mar | Northern Ireland 0–3 Germany UEFA Euro qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Germany |
| 1997 | ||
| 20 Aug | Northern Ireland 1–3 Germany FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Germany |
| 1996 | ||
| 9 Nov | Germany 1–1 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Nuremberg, Germany |
Draw |
| 29 May | Northern Ireland 1–1 Germany Friendly · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 1992 | ||
| 2 Jun | Germany 1–1 Northern Ireland Friendly · Bremen, Germany |
Draw |
| 1983 | ||
| 16 Nov | West Germany 0–1 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Hamburg, Germany |
Northern Ireland |
| 1982 | ||
| 17 Nov | Northern Ireland 1–0 West Germany UEFA Euro qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1977 | ||
| 27 Apr | West Germany 5–0 Northern Ireland Friendly · Cologne, Germany |
Germany |
| 1966 | ||
| 7 May | Northern Ireland 0–2 West Germany Friendly · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Germany |
| 1961 | ||
| 10 May | West Germany 2–1 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Berlin, Germany |
Germany |
| 1960 | ||
| 26 Oct | Northern Ireland 3–4 West Germany FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Germany |
| 1958 | ||
| 15 Jun | West Germany 2–2 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup · Malmö, Sweden (neutral) |
Draw |
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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.