Head to head · Men's national teams
Northern Ireland v Portugal
Northern Ireland and Portugal have met 13 times since 1957: Portugal lead 4–2.
2Northern Ireland wins
7draws
4Portugal wins
Goals: Northern Ireland 13, Portugal 14 · 13 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 16 January 1957: Portugal 1–1 Northern Ireland in Lisbon.
- The most recent was on Friday, 6 September 2013: Northern Ireland 2–4 Portugal (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Northern Ireland's biggest win: Northern Ireland 3–0 Portugal, 1957.
- Portugal's biggest win: Northern Ireland 2–4 Portugal, 2013.
- 12 of the 13 meetings were competitive matches and 1 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2013 | ||
| 6 Sept | Northern Ireland 2–4 Portugal FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Portugal |
| 2012 | ||
| 16 Oct | Portugal 1–1 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Porto, Portugal |
Draw |
| 2005 | ||
| 15 Nov | Northern Ireland 1–1 Portugal Friendly · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 1997 | ||
| 11 Oct | Portugal 1–0 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Lisbon, Portugal |
Portugal |
| 29 Mar | Northern Ireland 0–0 Portugal FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 1995 | ||
| 3 Sept | Portugal 1–1 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Porto, Portugal |
Draw |
| 1994 | ||
| 7 Sept | Northern Ireland 1–2 Portugal UEFA Euro qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Portugal |
| 1981 | ||
| 29 Apr | Northern Ireland 1–0 Portugal FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1980 | ||
| 19 Nov | Portugal 1–0 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Lisbon, Portugal |
Portugal |
| 1973 | ||
| 14 Nov | Portugal 1–1 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Lisbon, Portugal |
Draw |
| 28 Mar | Northern Ireland 1–1 Portugal FIFA World Cup qualification · Coventry, England (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1957 | ||
| 1 May | Northern Ireland 3–0 Portugal FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 16 Jan | Portugal 1–1 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Lisbon, Portugal |
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.