Northern Ireland at the FIFA World Cup
2 appearances on the world's biggest stage.
UEFA · 2 appearances · first in 1958.
Best result
Quarter-final — 1958.
All-time World Cup record
Played 13 · Won 3 · Drawn 5 · Lost 5 · Goals 13–23.
Top World Cup scorers
- Peter McParland — 5 goals (1958)
- Gerry Armstrong — 3 goals (1982)
- Billy Hamilton — 2 goals (1982)
- Colin Clarke — 1 goal (1986)
- Norman Whiteside — 1 goal (1986)
Biggest rivalries
- Czechoslovakia — played 2 (W2 D0 L0) · head-to-head
- Spain — played 2 (W1 D0 L1) · head-to-head
- France — played 2 (W0 D0 L2) · head-to-head
- Argentina — played 1 (W0 D0 L1) · head-to-head
Video highlights
- France - Northern Ireland ●World Cup 1982 | Full highlight - 1080p HD (1982)
- Quarter-finals: France 4–0 Northern Ireland 19 June 1958 (1958)