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All-time head-to-head
Since 1957
Northern Ireland
2
wins
draws
7
13 meetings
Portugal
4
wins
Northern Ireland have scored 13 goals against Portugal all-time; Portugal have scored 14.
- First meeting
- Northern Ireland 1–1 Portugal
- Jan 16, 1957 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Last meeting
- Northern Ireland 2–4 Portugal
- Sep 6, 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest Northern Ireland win
- Northern Ireland 3–0 Portugal
- May 1, 1957 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest Portugal win
- Northern Ireland 2–4 Portugal
- Sep 6, 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification
By competition
| Competition | P | NIR W | D | POR W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Friendly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All meetings
13 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- L2–4HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Northern Ireland: Gareth McAuley 36', Jamie Ward 52'
Portugal: Bruno Alves 21', Cristiano Ronaldo 68', Cristiano Ronaldo 77', Cristiano Ronaldo 83'
- D1–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Northern Ireland: Niall McGinn 30'
Portugal: Hélder Postiga 79'
- D1–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Northern Ireland: —
Portugal: Sérgio Conceição 18'
- D0–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- D1–1AUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Northern Ireland: Michael Hughes 66'
Portugal: Domingos Paciência 47'
- L1–2HUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Northern Ireland: Jimmy Quinn 58' (pen.)
Portugal: Rui Costa 8', Domingos Paciência 81'
- W1–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Northern Ireland: Gerry Armstrong 74'
Portugal: —
- L0–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Northern Ireland: —
Portugal: Rui Jordão 60'
- D1–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Northern Ireland: Liam O'Kane 68'
Portugal: Rui Jordão 34'
- D1–1NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Northern Ireland: Martin O'Neill 18'
Portugal: Eusébio 84' (pen.)
- W3–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Northern Ireland: Tommy Casey 22', Billy Simpson 60', Jimmy McIlroy 70' (pen.)
Portugal: —
- D1–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Northern Ireland: Billy Bingham 6'
Portugal: Manuel Vasques 24'
Source: martj42/international_results — international matches from 1872 to today (MIT-licensed open dataset). Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
