NIFG

ESTADIO TRES DE MARZO Address: Zapopan, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Opened: 1971 Capacity: 30,000 (1986) Main Tenants: Estudiantes Tecos; Mexico 86 World Cup Venue Type: Neutral Played 2 Won 0 Drew 1 Lost 1 Win Ratio 0% Result Ratio 17% 1 383 03/06/1986 Algeria WCF D 1-1 2 384 07/06/1986 Spain WCF L 1-2 ESTADIO JALISCO Address:  Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Opened:  1960 Capacity:  66,000 (1986) Main Tenants:  Atlas, Universidad de Guadalajara, CD Guadalajara (aka Chivas) (to 2010) , Mexico 70 & 86 World Cups Venue Type:  Neutral Played 1 Won 0 Drew 0 Lost 1 Win Ratio 0% Result Ratio 0% 1 385 12/06/1986 Brazil WCF L 0-3 Notes: Although Northern Ireland have faced the Mexico national team twice, neither matches have been held in Mexico. In 1966 they faced each othe...

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...

377 vs Turkey - 378 - 379 vs England 1986 World Cup Qualification ROMANIA 0 - 1 NORTHERN IRELAND

372 vs Israel - 373 - 374 vs England NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 2 - 1 FINLAND (FIN (H/T 1-1) Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Alder Dante Da Silva Dos Santos (POR) Goalscorers: NIR: J. O'Neill (42), Armstrong (50 pen); FIN: Lipponen (21) NORTHERN IRELAND: Manager: Billy Bingham (Game 62. Won 25, Drew 16, Lost 21) Captain: Martin O'Neill (Game 33. Won Won 12, Drew 11, Lost 10) Players Clubs Gls Sub Cap 1 JENNINGS P.A. Arsenal 107 2 NICHOLL J.M. West Bromwich Albion 63 3 DONAGHY M.M. Luton Town 33 4 McCLELLAND J. Watford 33 5 O'NEILL J.P. Leicester City 1 27 6 O'NEILL M.H.M. Notts County 64 7 McILROY S.B. Stoke City 76 8 ARMSTRONG G.J. Real Mal...