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Northern IrelandvsRomania
Northern Ireland vs Romania: head-to-head stats
Since 1984
Northern Ireland
3
wins
draws
4
9 meetings
Romania
2
wins
Northern Ireland and Romania have met 9 times since 1984: Northern Ireland won 3, Romania 2, and 4 matches were drawn. Northern Ireland lead the head-to-head by 1 win. Goals: Northern Ireland 9, Romania 9. Last meeting: Northern Ireland 1–1 Romania (Friendly, Mar 22, 2024).
- First meeting
- Northern Ireland 3–2 Romania
- Sep 12, 1984 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Last meeting
- Northern Ireland 1–1 Romania
- Mar 22, 2024 · Friendly
- Biggest Northern Ireland win
- Northern Ireland 2–0 Romania
- Mar 23, 1994 · Friendly
- Biggest Romania win
- Northern Ireland 0–2 Romania
- Nov 14, 2014 · UEFA Euro qualification
Match preview and current form
The rivalry, match by match
9 meetings since 1984. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Northern Ireland win
- Draw
- Romania win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
NIR=ROU
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
NIR +11984 · NIR ahead0–2 · 2014
↑ NIRROU ↓
- 1980s: Northern Ireland 4 goals, Romania 2 goals
- 1990s: Northern Ireland 2 goals, Romania 0 goals
- 2000s: Northern Ireland 0 goals, Romania 2 goals
- 2010s: Northern Ireland 0 goals, Romania 2 goals
- 2020s: Northern Ireland 3 goals, Romania 3 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | NIR W | D | ROU W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| UEFA Nations League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
All meetings
9 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- D1–1AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1HUEFA Nations LeagueUEFA Nations League
Northern Ireland: Liam Boyce 56'
Romania: Eric Bicfalvi 81'
- D1–1AUEFA Nations LeagueUEFA Nations League
Northern Ireland: Gavin Whyte 86'
Romania: George Pușcaș 25'
- D0–0HUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
- L0–2AUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Northern Ireland: —
Romania: Paul Papp 74', Paul Papp 79'
- L0–2NFriendlyFriendly
- W2–0HFriendlyFriendly
- W1–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Northern Ireland: Jimmy Quinn 29'
Romania: —
- W3–2HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Northern Ireland: Gino Iorgulescu 34' (OG), Norman Whiteside 61', Martin O'Neill 73'
Romania: Gheorghe Hagi 36', Ion Geolgău 80'
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).
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