Head to head · Men's national teams
Northern Ireland v Sweden
Northern Ireland and Sweden have met 8 times since 1974: Sweden lead 4–3.
3Northern Ireland wins
1draw
4Sweden wins
Goals: Northern Ireland 11, Sweden 12 · 8 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 30 October 1974: Sweden 0–2 Northern Ireland in Solna.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 25 March 2025: Sweden 5–1 Northern Ireland (Friendly).
- Northern Ireland's biggest win: Northern Ireland 3–0 Sweden, 1980.
- Sweden's biggest win: Sweden 5–1 Northern Ireland, 2025.
- 6 of the 8 meetings were competitive matches and 2 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 25 Mar | Sweden 5–1 Northern Ireland Friendly · Solna, Sweden |
Sweden |
| 2007 | ||
| 17 Oct | Sweden 1–1 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Solna, Sweden |
Draw |
| 28 Mar | Northern Ireland 2–1 Sweden UEFA Euro qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1996 | ||
| 24 Apr | Northern Ireland 1–2 Sweden Friendly · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Sweden |
| 1981 | ||
| 3 Jun | Sweden 1–0 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Solna, Sweden |
Sweden |
| 1980 | ||
| 15 Oct | Northern Ireland 3–0 Sweden FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1975 | ||
| 3 Sept | Northern Ireland 1–2 Sweden UEFA Euro qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Sweden |
| 1974 | ||
| 30 Oct | Sweden 0–2 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Solna, Sweden |
Northern Ireland |
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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.