Head to head · Men's national teams
Italy v Northern Ireland
Italy and Northern Ireland have met 12 times since 1957: Italy lead 8–1.
8Italy wins
3draws
1Northern Ireland win
Goals: Italy 21, Northern Ireland 6 · 12 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Thursday, 25 April 1957: Italy 1–0 Northern Ireland in Rome.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 26 March 2026: Italy 2–0 Northern Ireland (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Italy's biggest win: Italy 3–0 Northern Ireland, 2009.
- Northern Ireland's biggest win: Northern Ireland 2–1 Italy, 1958.
- 7 of the 12 meetings were competitive matches and 5 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 26 Mar | Italy 2–0 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Bergamo, Italy |
Italy |
| 2021 | ||
| 15 Nov | Northern Ireland 0–0 Italy FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 25 Mar | Italy 2–0 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Parma, Italy |
Italy |
| 2011 | ||
| 11 Oct | Italy 3–0 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Pescara, Italy |
Italy |
| 2010 | ||
| 8 Oct | Northern Ireland 0–0 Italy UEFA Euro qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 2009 | ||
| 6 Jun | Italy 3–0 Northern Ireland Friendly · Pisa, Italy |
Italy |
| 2003 | ||
| 3 Jun | Italy 2–0 Northern Ireland Friendly · Campobasso, Italy |
Italy |
| 1997 | ||
| 22 Jan | Italy 2–0 Northern Ireland Friendly · Palermo, Italy |
Italy |
| 1961 | ||
| 25 Apr | Italy 3–2 Northern Ireland Friendly · Bologna, Italy |
Italy |
| 1958 | ||
| 15 Jan | Northern Ireland 2–1 Italy FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1957 | ||
| 4 Dec | Northern Ireland 2–2 Italy Friendly · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 25 Apr | Italy 1–0 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Rome, Italy |
Italy |
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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.