France 4–1 Northern Ireland: 1982 World Cup match
4–1Full time
Northern Ireland
Match in one glance
FranceNorthern IrelandGoalCard
France
Northern Ireland
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
4France1Northern Ireland
Alain Giresse opened the scoring at 33′.
Team comparison
FranceNorthern Ireland
4Goals1
1Bookings1
2Substitutes used1
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1AGAlain GiresseFrance · 33′, 80′2goals
- 2DRDominique RocheteauFrance · 46′, 68′2goals
- 3GAGerry ArmstrongNorthern Ireland · 75′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1982
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Second Round, Group D
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1982-07-04
- Venue
- Vicente Calderon, Madrid
- Result
- 4–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
France / Northern IrelandFrance
Alain Giresse33′
Dominique Rocheteau46′
Dominique Rocheteau68′
Alain Giresse80′
Northern Ireland
Gerry Armstrong75′
Complete match timeline
FranceNorthern IrelandGoalCardSubstitution
France
Northern Ireland
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
10 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0A. Giresse 33′
Second half
45′–90′3 – 1D. Rocheteau 46′ · D. Rocheteau 68′ · G. Armstrong 75′ · A. Giresse 80′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
France
Reported rolesJE
22Jean-Luc EttoriMA
2Manuel AmorosMB
4Maxime BossisGJ
5Gérard JanvionMT
8Marius TrésorBG
9Bernard GenghiniMP
10Michel PlatiniAG
12Alain GiresseJT
14Jean TiganaDR
18Dominique RocheteauGS
20Gérard SolerReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 16ACAlain Couriol83′
- 19DSDidier Six63′
Match contributions
- Alain Giresse⚽ 2
- Jean Tigana▰ 57′
- Dominique Rocheteau⚽ 2
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2MAManuel AmorosDefender
- 4MBMaxime BossisDefender
- 5GJGérard JanvionDefender
- 8MTMarius TrésorDefender
- 9BGBernard GenghiniMidfielder
- 10MPMichel PlatiniMidfielder
- 12AGAlain GiresseMidfielder
- 14JTJean TiganaMidfielder
- 18DRDominique RocheteauForward
- 20GSGérard SolerForward
- 22JEJean-Luc EttoriGoalkeeper
Northern Ireland
Reported rolesPJ
1Pat JenningsJN
2Jimmy NichollMD
3Mal DonaghyCN
5Chris NichollJM
12John McClellandDM
4David McCreeryMO
8Martin O'NeillGA
9Gerry ArmstrongSM
10Sammy McIlroyBH
11Billy HamiltonNW
16Norman WhitesideReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 6JOJohn O'Neill86′
Match contributions
- Gerry Armstrong⚽ 1
- Billy Hamilton▰ 59′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PJPat JenningsGoalkeeper
- 2JNJimmy NichollDefender
- 3MDMal DonaghyDefender
- 4DMDavid McCreeryMidfielder
- 5CNChris NichollDefender
- 8MOMartin O'NeillMidfielder
- 9GAGerry ArmstrongMidfielder
- 10SMSammy McIlroyMidfielder
- 11BHBilly HamiltonForward
- 12JMJohn McClellandDefender
- 16NWNorman WhitesideForward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
4France1Northern Ireland
Alain Giresse opened the scoring at 33′.
Team comparison
FranceNorthern Ireland
4Goals1
1Bookings1
2Substitutes used1
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1AGAlain GiresseFrance · 33′, 80′2goals
- 2DRDominique RocheteauFrance · 46′, 68′2goals
- 3GAGerry ArmstrongNorthern Ireland · 75′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1982
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Second Round, Group D
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1982-07-04
- Venue
- Vicente Calderon, Madrid
- Result
- 4–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
France / Northern IrelandFrance
Alain Giresse33′
Dominique Rocheteau46′
Dominique Rocheteau68′
Alain Giresse80′
Northern Ireland
Gerry Armstrong75′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.