Northern Ireland at the FIFA World Cup

The Northern Ireland have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on three occasions.

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Northern Ireland at Sweden 1958

First round

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 West Germany 3 1 2 0 7 5 1.40 4
 Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 5 0.80 3
 Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 8 4 2.00 3
 Argentina 3 1 0 2 5 10 0.50 2
8 June 1958
19:00 CET
Northern Ireland  1 – 0  Czechoslovakia Örjans Vall, Halmstad
Attendance: 10,647
Referee: Seipelt (Austria)
Cush  21' Report

11 June 1958
19:00 CET
Argentina  3 – 1  Northern Ireland Örjans Vall, Halmstad
Attendance: 14,174
Referee: Ahlner (Sweden)
Corbatta  37' (pen.)
Menéndez  56'
Avio  60'
Report McParland  4'

15 June 1958
19:00 CET
West Germany  2 – 2  Northern Ireland Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 21,990
Referee: Campos (Portugal)
Rahn  20'
Seeler  78'
Report McParland  18'60'

Quarter-final 1958 World Cup

19 June 1958
19:00 CET
France  4 – 0  Northern Ireland Idrottsparken, Norrköping
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gardeazabal (Spain)
Wisnieski  22'
Fontaine  55'63'
Piantoni  68'
Report