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All-time head-to-head
Since 1958
Spain
12
wins
draws
5
19 meetings
Northern Ireland
2
wins
Spain have scored 43 goals against Northern Ireland all-time; Northern Ireland have scored 12.
- First meeting
- Spain 6–2 Northern Ireland
- Oct 15, 1958 · Friendly
- Last meeting
- Spain 5–1 Northern Ireland
- Jun 8, 2024 · Friendly
- Biggest Spain win
- Spain 5–0 Northern Ireland
- Apr 17, 2002 · Friendly
- Biggest Northern Ireland win
- Spain 2–3 Northern Ireland
- Sep 6, 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification
By competition
| Competition | P | ESP W | D | NIR W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Euro qualification | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Friendly | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| FIFA World Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
All meetings
19 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W5–1HFriendlyFriendly
- W1–0HUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Spain: Xavi 52'
Northern Ireland: —
- L2–3AUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Spain: Xavi 14', David Villa 52'
Northern Ireland: David Healy 20', David Healy 65', David Healy 80'
- D0–0AUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
- W3–0HUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Spain: Rubén Baraja 19', Guti 59', Rubén Baraja 89'
Northern Ireland: —
- W5–0AFriendlyFriendly
- W4–1HFriendlyFriendly
- W3–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Spain: Julio Salinas 21', Julio Salinas 26', Fernando Hierro 41'
Northern Ireland: Kevin Wilson 11'
- D0–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- W2–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Spain: Genar Andrinúa 3', Manolo 84'
Northern Ireland: —
- W4–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Spain: Anton Rogan 30' (OG), Emilio Butragueño 55', Míchel 60' (pen.), Alan McDonald 64' (OG)
Northern Ireland: —
- W2–1NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Spain: Emilio Butragueño 1', Julio Salinas 18'
Northern Ireland: Colin Clarke 46'
- D0–0HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1HFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Spain: —
Northern Ireland: Gerry Armstrong 47'
- D1–1NUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Spain: José Francisco Rojo 41'
Northern Ireland: Sammy Morgan 71'
- W3–0HUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Spain: Carles Rexach 39', Pirri 60', Luis Aragonés 75'
Northern Ireland: —
- W1–0AUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Spain: Francisco Gento 66'
Northern Ireland: —
- D1–1HUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Spain: Amancio Amaro 60'
Northern Ireland: Willie Irvine 76'
- W6–2HFriendlyFriendly
Source: martj42/international_results — international matches from 1872 to today (MIT-licensed open dataset). Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
