
Northern Ireland 1-2 Spain - June 07, 1986 / World Cup 1986
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Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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1 | G |
Pat Jennings | 40 | 118 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
5 | D |
Alan McDonald | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
3 | D |
Mal Donaghy | 28 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
4 | D |
John O'Neill | 28 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
15 | D |
Nigel Worthington | 71 | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
2 | M |
Jimmy Nicholl | 29 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
8 | M |
Sammy McIlroy | 31 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
6 | M |
David McCreery | 28 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
7 | F |
Steve Penney | 54 | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
17 | F |
Colin Clarke | 47 | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
10 | F |
Norman Whiteside | 21 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
43
Spain
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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1 | G |
Andoni Zubizarreta | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
8 | D |
Andoni Goikoetxea | 30 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
5 | D |
Víctor Muñoz | 29 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
3 | D |
José Antonio Camacho | 30 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
2 | D |
Tomás | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
6 | M |
Rafael Gordillo | 54 | 29 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
21 | M |
Míchel | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
14 | M |
Ricardo Gallego | 27 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
17 | M |
Francisco | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
19 | F |
Julio Salinas | 1878 | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
9 | F |
Emilio Butragueño | 2 | 22 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
26
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | F |
Billy Hamilton | 71 | 29 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
11 | F |
Ian Stewart | 54 | 24 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | M |
Ramón Calderé | 54 | 27 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
16 | F |
Poli Rincón | 78 | 29 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Colin Clarke
IN
Billy Hamilton
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Rafael Gordillo
IN
Julio Alberto
OUT
Ricardo Gallego
IN
Antonio Maceda
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
54
72
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Bingham vs Spain
1 victory
2 draws
4 losses
Bingham vs Muñoz
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
64
40
Success rate in this team:
55 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
53 %
Muñoz vs Northern Ireland
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Muñoz vs Bingham
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Horst Brummeier
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | General total | Spain2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | Spain1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Latest figure on June 07, 1986 | Latest figure on April 26, 1989 |
Videos
Key figures

Northern Ireland keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored surterrainneutre in World Cup running (since 21/06/1982). It's a record streak. The first of history

Spain keeps its 8 matches with only one goal conceded at most surterrainneutre running (since 15/10/1980). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 02/07/1950 (5 matches)

It's the first time Colin Clarke scores 1 goal vs in his professional career
Pre-match
Current form
Neutral ground | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Yugoslavia17/06/1982 | DHonduras 1-1 Northern Ireland21/06/1982 | DAustria 2-2 Northern Ireland01/07/1982 | LFrance 4-1 Northern Ireland04/07/1982 | DSpain 0-0 Northern Ireland27/03/1985 | DAlgeria 1-1 Northern Ireland03/06/1986 |
Overall | VRomania 0-1 Northern Ireland16/10/1985 | DEngland 0-0 Northern Ireland13/11/1985 | DFrance 0-0 Northern Ireland26/02/1986 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Denmark26/03/1986 | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Morocco23/04/1986 | DAlgeria 1-1 Northern Ireland03/06/1986 |
Current form
Neutral ground | DRomania 1-1 Spain14/06/1984 | DPortugal 1-1 Spain17/06/1984 | VSpain 1-0 Germany20/06/1984 | DSpain 1-1 Denmark24/06/1984 | DSpain 0-0 Northern Ireland27/03/1985 | LSpain 0-1 Brazil01/06/1986 |
Overall | DSpain 0-0 Austria20/11/1985 | VSpain 2-0 Bulgaria18/12/1985 | VSpain 2-0 Soviet Union22/01/1986 | VSpain 3-0 Belgium19/02/1986 | VSpain 3-0 Poland26/03/1986 | LSpain 0-1 Brazil01/06/1986 |
Running streaks
Neutral ground | Total | |
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Drawing streak | 2 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 2 | 9 |
Winless streak | 7 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
Neutral ground | Total | |
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Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
Winless streak | 3 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 5 |
Goalless streak | 2 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
Goals
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
Betting aid
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
Bookings
3 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Norman Whiteside | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Norman Whiteside | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Norman Whiteside | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
0 gf
1 ga
Away
4 gf
10 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
1 ga
Total
5 gf
12 ga
Historical head to head
Home
10 gf
4 ga
Away
1 gf
0 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
1 ga
Total
12 gf
5 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 1 - 0 |
June 25, 1982 |
Neutral ground | No success yet |
Largest victory
Overall | 6 - 2 |
October 15, 1958 |
Neutral ground | No success yet |
Latest head to head
March 27, 1985 - Rencontres amicales 1985
June 25, 1982 - Coupe du Monde 1982
February 16, 1972 - Eliminatoires Euro 1972
November 11, 1970 - Eliminatoires Euro 1972
October 30, 1963 - Eliminatoires Euro 1964
Best historical scorers against Spain
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Wilbur Cush | 2 goals | 1958 - 1958 |
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Willie Irvine | 1 goal | 1963 - 1963 |
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Gerry Armstrong | 1 goal | 1982 - 1982 |
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Samuel Morgan | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
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Justo Tejada Martinez | 4 goals | 1958 - 1958 |
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Carles Rexach | 1 goal | 1970 - 1970 |
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Txetxu Rojo | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
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Luis Suárez | 1 goal | 1958 - 1958 |
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Pirri | 1 goal | 1970 - 1970 |
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Amancio | 1 goal | 1963 - 1963 |
Players with most games played vs Spain
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Terry Neill | 4 matches | 1963 - 1972 |
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Sammy Nelson | 3 matches | 1970 - 1982 |
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Pat Jennings | 3 matches | 1972 - 1985 |
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Billy Bingham | 3 matches | 1958 - 1963 |
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David McCreery | 2 matches | 1982 - 1985 |
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Sammy McIlroy | 2 matches | 1972 - 1982 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
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Quini | 3 matches | 1970 - 1982 |
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Enrique Lora Millan | 2 matches | 1970 - 1972 |
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Ricardo Gallego | 2 matches | 1982 - 1985 |
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Iribar | 2 matches | 1970 - 1972 |
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Francisco Gallego | 2 matches | 1970 - 1972 |
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Luis Suárez | 2 matches | 1958 - 1963 |
Competition info
The other matches
June 01, 1986
June 03, 1986
June 06, 1986
June 12, 1986
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