FIFA World Cup
Paired with West Germany and Greece as they sought to qualify for a second World Cup finals, Northern Ireland put up an honourable, but ultimately fruitless, fight.
European Qualifying Group 3
Results
Northern Ireland Line-Ups
Match Programmes
European Qualifying Group 3
Rank
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
1
|
West Germany
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
8
|
2
|
N. Ireland
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
8
|
-1
|
2
|
3
|
Greece
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
8
|
-5
|
2
|
Results
GRE
|
NIR
|
BRD
|
|
GRE
|
2-1
|
0-3
|
|
NIR
|
2-0
|
3-4
|
|
BRD
|
2-1
|
2-1
|
Northern Ireland Line-Ups
Match Programmes
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