630: 24 March 2018

629 vs Switzerland - 630 - 631 vs ---

Friendly International 
Kick-Off: 14:00 GMT

NORTHERN IRELAND

(NIR)

2-1 (1-1)

(KOR)

SOUTH KOREA

Venue: The National Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 18,103
Referee:
Assistant Referees:
Fourth Official:
Goals: NIR: M. Kim OG 20, P. Smyth 86; KOR: C. Kwon 7

NORTHERN IRELAND (light blue shirts, blue shorts, light blue socks)
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Captain: Jonny Evans
4-5-1 Carson; Hughes, McAuley, J Evans, Lewis; C Evans, Saville, Norwood, Jones; Ward, Magennis.
Substitutes: McLaughlin for Hughes (18 minutes); Washington for Ward (62'); Boyce for C Evans (62'); Cathcart for J Evans (68'); McNair for Norwood (72'); Smyth for Jones (82 mins).

REPUBLIC KOREA: (red shirts, black shorts, red socks)
Manager: Shin Tae-yong
Captain: Ki Sunyueng
4-3-3 Seunggyu; Minjae, Jinsu, Yong, Hyunsoo, Sungyeung, Jooho, Changhoon, Jaesung, Heungmin, Shunwook.
Substitutes: Heechan for Changhoon (62'); Wooyoung for Sungyueng (67'); Changmin for Jooho (67'); Kihun for Heungmin (75').

Match Programme/Ticket/Teamsheet:

Match Photos:

Match Reports:
BBC
Irish FA

Northern Ireland Squad
(BBC)

Goalkeepers: Michael McGovern (Norwich City), Trevor Carson (Motherwell), Conor Hazard (Falkirk on loan)
Defenders: Aaron Hughes (Hearts), Gareth McAuley (West Brom), Jonny Evans (West Brom), Craig Cathcart (Watford), Conor McLaughlin (Millwall), Lee Hodson (Rangers), Paddy McNair (Sunderland), Jamal Lewis (Norwich City)
Midfielders: Steven Davis (Southampton), Niall McGinn (Aberdeen), Oliver Norwood (Fulham on loan), Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers), Shane Ferguson (Millwall), Stuart Dallas (Leeds United), George Saville (Millwall), Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock), Paul Smyth* (QPR)
Forwards: Kyle Lafferty (Hearts), Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic), Jamie Ward (Cardiff City on loan), Conor Washington (QPR), Liam Boyce (Burton Albion), Shayne Lavery* (Everton)
* late call-ups

South Korea Squad
(KFA)
Goalkeepers: KIM Sunggyu (Vissel Kobe), KIM Jinhyeon (Cerezo Osaka), CHO Hyunwoo (Daegu FC)
Defenders: HONG Jeongho, KIM Minjae, KIM Jinsu CHOI Chulsoon, LEE Yong (Jeonbuk Hyundai), JANG Hyunsoo (Tokyo FC), YUN Youngsun, KIM Minwoo (Sangju Sangmu)
Midfielders: KI Sungyueng (Swansea City), JUNG Wooyoung (Vissel Kobe), PARK Jooho (Ulsan Hyundai), LEE Changmin (Jeju UTD), KWON Changhoon (Dijon FCO), KOO Jacheol (Augsburg), LEE Jaesung (Jeonbuk Hyundai), YEOM Kihun (Suwon Samsung)
Forwards: Jeonbuk Hyundai (Jeonbuk Hyundai), SON Heungmin (Tottenham Hotspur), HWANG Heechan (Salzburg), LEE Keunho (Gangwon FC)

Links:
Announcement

Notes:

With thanks to Roy Cathcart for the pictures.

UEFA Nations League 2018-19

The draw for the inaugural UEFA Nations League took place on 24th January 2018 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Northern Ireland were seeded in pot 3 of League B. The draw placed them in Group Three alongside Bosnia & Herzegovina and Austria.

This will be the first time that Northern Ireland have faced Bosnia & Herzegovina in a senior men's international.

Matches:
08/09/18 BIH H
12/10/18 AUT A
15/10/18 BIH A
18/11/18 AUT H

Successful teams have an additional opportunity to qualify for Euro 2020.

Links:
UEFA
BBC

628: 9th November 2017

627 vs Norway - 628 - 629 vs Switzerland

2018 World Cup Qualification Play-Off - First Leg

NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 0-1 SWITZERLAND (SUI)

Venue: National Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast

Squad:

BBC

Goalkeepers: Roy Carroll (Linfield), Michael McGovern (Norwich), Alan Mannus (St. Johnstone)
Defenders: Aaron Hughes (Hearts), Gareth McAuley (West Brom), Jonny Evans (West Brom), Chris Brunt (West Brom), Conor McLaughlin (Millwall), Lee Hodson (Rangers), Paddy McNair (Sunderland), Daniel Lafferty (Sheffield United), Rory McArdle (Scunthorpe), Tom Flanagan (Burton)
Midfielders: Steven Davis (Southampton), Niall McGinn (Gwangju), Oliver Norwood (Fulham), Corry Evans (Blackburn), Shane Ferguson (Millwall), Stuart Dallas (Leeds), Paul Paton (St. Johnstone), Matthew Lund (Burton), Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock), George Saville (Millwall)
Forwards: Kyle Lafferty (Hearts), Josh Magennis (Charlton), Conor Washington (QPR), Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest)

629: 12 November 2017

628 vs Switzerland - 629 - 630 vs South Korea

2018 World Cup Qualification Play-Off - Second Leg

SWITZERLAND

(SUI)

0-0 (0-0)

(NIR)

NORTHERN IRELAND

* Switzerland qualify for the 2018 World Cup 1-0 on aggregate *

Venue: Basel

Squad:
BBC
Goalkeepers: Roy Carroll (Linfield), Michael McGovern (Norwich), Alan Mannus (St. Johnstone)
Defenders: Aaron Hughes (Hearts), Gareth McAuley (West Brom), Jonny Evans (West Brom), Chris Brunt (West Brom), Conor McLaughlin (Millwall), Lee Hodson (Rangers), Paddy McNair (Sunderland), Daniel Lafferty (Sheffield United), Rory McArdle (Scunthorpe), Tom Flanagan (Burton)
Midfielders: Steven Davis (Southampton), Niall McGinn (Gwangju), Oliver Norwood (Fulham), Corry Evans* (Blackburn), Shane Ferguson (Millwall), Stuart Dallas (Leeds), Paul Paton (St. Johnstone), Matthew Lund (Burton), Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock), George Saville (Millwall)
Forwards: Kyle Lafferty (Hearts), Josh Magennis (Charlton), Conor Washington (QPR), Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest)
* suspended

Northern Ireland Juniors in the Quadrangular Tournament

- Friendly Series - Quadrangular Tournament - UEFA Regions' Cup -
- Results - Squads - Line-Ups - Programmes -

The Junior International Quadrangular Tournament (known under the sponsored titles of the Guinness Cup (to 2000), the StatOil Quadrangular Tournament (2001-2005) and the Umbro Trophy (2008-date)) was first played in 1994. The competing teams throughout have been from the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland.

Northern Ireland squad for the 2013 Umbro Quadrangular Tournament (Roy Cathcart)

1994 (Republic of Ireland)
Winners: Scotland
Mid Ulster represented Northern Ireland.

1995 (Scotland)
Winners: Northern Ireland

31/03/95	Rep. Ireland	Glasgow	SCO	D	1	1	semi-final (3-2 pen)
01/04/95	Scotland	Glasgow	SCO	W	3	2	final

1996 (Isle of Man)
Winners: Northern Ireland

19/04/96	Scotland	Douglas	IOM	W	1	0	semi-final
20/04/96	Isle of Man	Douglas	IOM	W	2	1	final

1997 (Northern Ireland)
Winners: Scotland

18/04/97	Rep. Ireland	Dungannon	NIR	D	1	1	semi-final (5-4 pen)
19/04/97	Scotland	Loughgall	NIR	L	1	2	final

1998 (Republic of Ireland)
Winners: Republic of Ireland

17/04/98	Isle of Man	Sligo	IRL	D	1	1	semi-final (4-5 pen)
18/04/98	Scotland	Sligo	IRL	L	0	3	3rd place play-off

1999 (Scotland)
Winners: Republic of Ireland

16/04/99	Scotland	Maryhill	SCO	L	0	4	semi-final
17/04/99	Isle of Man	Barrhead	SCO	L	1	4	3rd place play-off

2000 (Isle of Man)
Winners: Isle of Man

14/04/00	Scotland	Castletown	IOM	L	1	2	semi-final
15/04/00	Rep. Ireland	Ramsey	IOM	L	0	1	3rd place play-off

2001 (Northern Ireland)
Winners: Republic of Ireland

19/04/01	Scotland	Coleraine	NIR	L	0	2	group
20/04/01	Isle of Man	Tobermore	NIR	W	2	1	group
21/04/01	Rep. Ireland	Coleraine	NIR	L	0	2	group

2003 (Republic of Ireland)
Winners: Scotland

01/05/03	Scotland	Dublin	IRL	L	1	3	group
02/05/03	Isle of Man	Dublin	IRL	D	2	2	group
03/05/03	Rep. Ireland	Dublin	IRL	L	0	4	group

2005 (Scotland)
Winners: Scotland

28/04/05	Scotland	Barrhead	SCO	W	1	0	group
29/04/05	Isle of Man	Glasgow	SCO	D	2	2	group
30/04/05	Rep. Ireland	Glasgow	SCO	L	0	2	group

2008 (Isle of Man)
Winners: Scotland

23/04/08	Scotland	Ramsey	IOM	L	3	4	group
24/04/08	Rep. Ireland	Port Erin	IOM	D	1	1	group
26/04/08	Isle of Man	Douglas	IOM	D	2	2	group

2010 (Northern Ireland)
Winners: Scotland (full details)

21/04/10	Scotland	Drumaness	NIR	L	0	2	group
22/04/10	Rep. Ireland	Banbridge	NIR	D	1	1	group
24/04/10	Isle of Man	Drumaness	NIR	D	1	1	group

2013 (Republic of Ireland)
Winners: Republic of Ireland

03/10/13	Isle of Man	Limerick	IRL	W	2	1	group
04/10/13	Scotland	Limerick	IRL	L	1	4	group
05/10/13	Rep. Ireland	Limerick	IRL	L	0	1	group

2017 (Scotland)
Winners: Northern Ireland

11/10/17	Scotland	Glasgow	SCO	D	2	2	group
12/10/13	Isle of Man	Glasgow	SCP	W	4	0	group
14/10/13	Rep. Ireland	Glasgow	SCO	W	2	1	group

The Guinness Junior International
Cup as presented to Northern
Ireland in 1995

Results Summary: (to 2010)

	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD
Scotland	12	3	0	9	12	28	-16
Rep..Ireland	9	0	4	5	4	14	-10
Isle.of.Man	9	3	5	1	15	15	0
	30	6	9	15	31	57	-26

Performance Summary:

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Years
Scotland	6	5	1994, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010
Rep of Ireland	4	4	1998, 1999, 2001, 2013
N. Ireland	3	1	1995, 1996, 2017
Isle of Man	1	3	2000

Northern Ireland Junior squad for the 2010 Umbro Quadrangular Tournament (by Roy Cathcart)

Links:
Scottish Junior FA

Non-League Scotland

Sources:
Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbooks
Roy Cathcart