DenmarkvsNorthern Ireland

Denmark vs Northern Ireland: head-to-head stats

Since 1978

Denmark

wins

draws

14 meetings

Northern Ireland

wins

Denmark and Northern Ireland have met 14 times since 1978: Denmark won 6, Northern Ireland 3, and 5 matches were drawn. Denmark lead the head-to-head by 3 wins. Goals: Denmark 17, Northern Ireland 12. Last meeting: Denmark 2–1 Northern Ireland (Friendly, Jun 7, 2025).

First meeting: Denmark 1–2 Northern Ireland; Oct 25, 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification
Last meeting: Denmark 2–1 Northern Ireland; Jun 7, 2025 · Friendly
Biggest Denmark win: Denmark 4–0 Northern Ireland; Jun 6, 1979 · UEFA Euro qualification
Biggest Northern Ireland win: Denmark 0–2 Northern Ireland; Nov 20, 2023 · UEFA Euro qualification

The rivalry, match by match

14 meetings since 1978. Hover or tap a match for the details.

Denmark win
Draw
Northern Ireland win
World Cup or continental finals
Bigger = wider margin

↑ Denmark win↓ Northern Ireland win

DEN=NIR

1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020

All-time balanceWins difference after every meeting

DEN +31991 · DEN ahead1978 · NIR ahead4–0 · 1979

Goals per decade

↑ DENNIR ↓

1970s: Denmark 5 goals, Northern Ireland 2 goals
1980s: Denmark 1 goal, Northern Ireland 1 goal
1990s: Denmark 5 goals, Northern Ireland 2 goals
2000s: Denmark 3 goals, Northern Ireland 4 goals
2010s: Denmark 0 goals, Northern Ireland 0 goals
2020s: Denmark 3 goals, Northern Ireland 3 goals

By competition

Competition	P	DEN W	D	NIR W
UEFA Euro qualification	8	3	2	3
FIFA World Cup qualification	4	2	2	0
Friendly	2	1	1	0

All meetings

14 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.

WJun 7, 20252–1HFriendly
Friendly
LNov 20, 20230–2AUEFA Euro qualification
UEFA Euro qualification
Denmark: —
Northern Ireland: Isaac Price 60', Dion Charles 81'
WJun 16, 20231–0HUEFA Euro qualification
UEFA Euro qualification
Denmark: Jonas Wind 47'
Northern Ireland: —
LNov 17, 20071–2AUEFA Euro qualification
UEFA Euro qualification
Denmark: Nicklas Bendtner 51'
Northern Ireland: Warren Feeney 62', David Healy 80'
DOct 7, 20060–0HUEFA Euro qualification
UEFA Euro qualification
DSep 1, 20011–1HFIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
Denmark: Dennis Rommedahl 3'
Northern Ireland: Philip Mulryne 73'
DOct 7, 20001–1AFIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
Denmark: Dennis Rommedahl 59'
Northern Ireland: David Healy 38'
WOct 13, 19931–0HFIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
Denmark: Brian Laudrup 83'
Northern Ireland: —
WNov 18, 19921–0AFIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
Denmark: Henrik Larsen 51'
Northern Ireland: —
WNov 13, 19912–1HUEFA Euro qualification
UEFA Euro qualification
Denmark: Flemming Povlsen 22', Flemming Povlsen 36'
Northern Ireland: Gerry Taggart 71'

Show all 14 meetings

DOct 17, 19901–1AUEFA Euro qualification
UEFA Euro qualification
Denmark: Jan Bartram 11' (pen.)
Northern Ireland: Colin Clarke 58'
DMar 26, 19861–1AFriendly
Friendly
WJun 6, 19794–0HUEFA Euro qualification
UEFA Euro qualification
Denmark: Preben Elkjær 13', Preben Elkjær 33', Allan Simonsen 64', Preben Elkjær 83'
Northern Ireland: —
LOct 25, 19781–2AUEFA Euro qualification
UEFA Euro qualification
Denmark: Henning Jensen 51'
Northern Ireland: Derek Spence 63', Trevor Anderson 85'

Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).