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ESTADIO LA ROMAREDA Address:  Zaragoza, Spain Opened:  1957 Capacity:  41,806  (1982) Main Tenants:  Real Zaragoza Venue Type:  Neutral Played 2 Won 0 Drew 2 Lost 0 Win Ratio 0% Result Ratio 33% 1 2 351 352 17/06/1982 21/06/1982 Yugoslavia Honduras WCF WCF D D 0-0 1-1

ESTADIO LUIS CASANOVA Address:  Valencia, Spain Opened:  1947 AKA:  Estadio Mestalla  (1923-69 & 1994-date) Capacity:  47,542  (1982) Main Tenants:  Valencia Venue Type: Neutral/Away Played 1 Won 1 Drew 0 Lost 0 Win Ratio 100% Result Ratio 100% 1 353 25/06/1982 Spain WCF W 1-0

ESTADIO SANTIAGO BERNABEU  Address:  Madrid, Spain Opened: 1947 AKA: New Chamartin (1947-55) Capacity:  90,800  (1982) Main Tenants:  Real Madrid Venue Type:  Away Played 1 Won 0 Drew 0 Lost 1 Win Ratio 0% Result Ratio 0% 1 211 15/10/1958 Spain FR L 2-6 ESTADIO VICENTE CALDERON Address: Arganzuela,   Madrid Opened:  1967 AKA:  Estadio Manzanares  (1967-71) Capacity: 65,695 (1982) Main Tenants:  Atletico Madrid Venue Type:  Neutral Played 2 Won 0 Drew 1 Lost 1 Win Ratio 0% Result Ratio 17% 1 354 01/07/1982 Austria WCF D 2-2 2 355 04/07/1982 France WCF L 1-4

Northern Ireland have played at the World Cup Finals on three occasions, 1958 , 1982 and 1986 . These teams have achieved the stuff of legend - Northern Ireland are the smallest European country to qualify for the tournament finals and the smallest country in the world to make it beyond the first round stage. In Sweden 58 they drew with reigning champions West Germany and in Spain 82 defeated the hosts in a must-win game, each time coming within one game of the semi-finals. At Mexico 86 an aging Northern Ireland team held their own in a group containing the brilliant Brazilians. In World Cup Finals matches Northern Ireland have used a total of 38 players, the 24 below have appeared in three or more games. Of course this list excludes the names of some of Northern Ireland's greatest ever players; men such as Peter Doherty, George Best and David Healy who never had the opportunity to appear on the world's biggest stage and make their marks on the i...

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341 vs Scotland - 342 - 343 vs Scotland Wednesday, 29th April 1981. K.O. 19:00 1982 World Cup Qualification Group Six NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 1 - 0 PRORTUGAL (POR) Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Svein Inge Thime (NOR) Goalscorer: NIR: Armstrong (75) NORTHERN IRELAND: (green shirts, white shorts, green socks) Manager: Billy Bingham Captain: Martin O'Neill PORTUGAL: Notes: Play held up at the start of the second have and in the 73rd minute when four bottles and some coins were thrown on to the pitch from the Kop.

338 vs Australia - 339 - 340 vs Portugal Wednesday, 15th October 1980. K.O. 15:00 1982 World Cup Qualification Group Six / Irish FA Centenary Match NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 3 - 0 SWEDEN (SWE) (H/T 3-0) Venue: Windsor park, Belfast Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alex Ponnet (BEL) Goalscorers: NIR: Brotherston (24), McIlroy (28), J. Nicholl (37) NORTHERN IRELAND: (green shirts, white shorts, green socks) Manager: Billy Bingham Captain: Martin O'Neill Match Programme: Match Picture: Pre-Match:

351 vs Yugoslavia - 352 - 353 vs Spain World Cup Finals Spain 1982 First Round Group E NORTHERN IRELAND 1 - 1 HONDURAS

353 vs Spain - 354 - 355 vs France FIFA World Cup Finals Spain 1982 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 2 - 2 AUSTRIA (AUT)

354 vs Austria - 355 - 356 vs Austria Sunday, 4th July 1982. KO: 17:15 (local) World Cup Finals Spain 1982 Second Round Group 4 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 1 - 4 FRANCE (FRA) Venue: Estadio Vicente Calderon, Madrid (SPA) Attendance: 37,000 Referee:  Alojzy Jarguz (POL) Linesmen: Goalscorers: NIR: Armstrong (75) ; FRA:  Giresse (33, 80) , Rocheteau (46, 68) NORTHERN IRELAND: (white - green - white) Manager: Billy Bingham Captain: Martin O'Neill Pat Jennings Jimmy Nicholl Mal Donaghy Chris Nicholl John McClelland David McCreery [John O'Neill 86 ] Norman Whiteside Martin O'Neill Billy Hamilton Gerry Armstrong Sammy McIlroy FRANCE: (blue - white - red) Manager: Michel Hildago Captain: Michel Platini Jean-Luc Ettori (AS Monaco FC) Manuel Amoros (AS Monaco FC) Gérard Janvion (AS Saint-Etienne) Marius Trésor (FC Girondins de Bordeaux) Maxime Bossis (FC Nantes Atlantique) Alain Giresse (FC Girondins de Bordeaux) Jean Tigana (FC Girondins de Bordeaux) Michel Platini (AS Saint-Et...

- 346 - 1982 World Cup Qualification Group Six NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 1 - 0 ISRAEL (ISR) ** Northern Ireland qualify for Espana '82 **  Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast Goalscorer: NIR: Gerry Armstrong Match Programme/Ticket: Match Picture: Northern Ireland National Team 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟮 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹 💚 Back row (L-R): David McCreery... Posted by Irish Football Memories on  Thursday, 9 April 2020