Head to head · Men's national teams
Northern Ireland v Spain
Northern Ireland and Spain have met 19 times since 1958: Spain lead 12–2.
2Northern Ireland wins
5draws
12Spain wins
Goals: Northern Ireland 12, Spain 43 · 19 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 15 October 1958: Spain 6–2 Northern Ireland in Madrid.
- The most recent was on Saturday, 8 June 2024: Spain 5–1 Northern Ireland (Friendly).
- Northern Ireland's biggest win: Spain 0–1 Northern Ireland, 1982.
- Spain's biggest win: Northern Ireland 0–5 Spain, 2002.
- 14 of the 19 meetings were competitive matches and 5 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2024 | ||
| 8 Jun | Spain 5–1 Northern Ireland Friendly · Mallorca, Spain |
Spain |
| 2007 | ||
| 21 Nov | Spain 1–0 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Las Palmas, Spain |
Spain |
| 2006 | ||
| 6 Sept | Northern Ireland 3–2 Spain UEFA Euro qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 2003 | ||
| 11 Jun | Northern Ireland 0–0 Spain UEFA Euro qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 2002 | ||
| 12 Oct | Spain 3–0 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Albacete, Spain |
Spain |
| 17 Apr | Northern Ireland 0–5 Spain Friendly · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Spain |
| 1998 | ||
| 3 Jun | Spain 4–1 Northern Ireland Friendly · Santander, Spain |
Spain |
| 1993 | ||
| 28 Apr | Spain 3–1 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Seville, Spain |
Spain |
| 1992 | ||
| 14 Oct | Northern Ireland 0–0 Spain FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 1989 | ||
| 8 Feb | Northern Ireland 0–2 Spain FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Spain |
| 1988 | ||
| 21 Dec | Spain 4–0 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Seville, Spain |
Spain |
| 1986 | ||
| 7 Jun | Northern Ireland 1–2 Spain FIFA World Cup · Guadalajara, Mexico (neutral) |
Spain |
| 1985 | ||
| 27 Mar | Spain 0–0 Northern Ireland Friendly · Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
Draw |
| 1982 | ||
| 25 Jun | Spain 0–1 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup · Valencia, Spain |
Northern Ireland |
| 1972 | ||
| 16 Feb | Northern Ireland 1–1 Spain UEFA Euro qualification · Kingston upon Hull, England (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1970 | ||
| 11 Nov | Spain 3–0 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Seville, Spain |
Spain |
| 1963 | ||
| 30 Oct | Northern Ireland 0–1 Spain UEFA Euro qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Spain |
| 30 May | Spain 1–1 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Bilbao, Spain |
Draw |
| 1958 | ||
| 15 Oct | Spain 6–2 Northern Ireland Friendly · Madrid, Spain |
Spain |
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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.