Germany vs. Northern Ireland: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 21

Germany wins: 15

Draws: 4

Since starting with a share of the spoils at the 1958 World Cup, Germany and Northern Ireland have met 21 times, with Die Nationalmannschaft coming out on top more often than not.

In recent years, it has been a case of one-way traffic, but their first bout in Malmo - nearly seven decades ago - produced a memorable moment for Northern Irish fans of a certain vintage: during their first World Cup appearance, they met West Germany in Malmo, with Peter McParland scoring twice in a 2-2 draw.

The nations' next clash was even more eventful, as the West Germans ran out 4-3 winners in a qualifier two years later - then, they won the reverse fixture 2-1 on home soil.

After two subsequent friendlies brought two wins and an aggregate score of 7-0 for Die Nationalelf, a couple of contests in the 1980s signalled a slight shift in power.

Northern Ireland won both home and away in Euro '84 qualifying, with Norman Whiteside netting a famous winner to silence the home fans in Hamburg. That represented some feat for the Irish side, as West Germany were reigning European champions and had recently reached the 1982 World Cup final.

During the '90s, two 1-1 friendly draws were followed by a reunited Germany reasserting their dominance, as they won three of four subsequent qualifiers while scoring 11 goals.

Since then, there has been no let-up from the four-time world champions, who have now compiled 10 straight wins over Northern Ireland - including eight on the spin this century.

The most notable was a 1-0 victory at Euro 2016, where only a Mario Gomez goal split the teams at Parc des Princes, despite Germany firing in 28 shots and having a 79% share of possession.

Soon after, the pair were drawn together in Euro 2020 qualifying: following a 2-0 success in Belfast, Serge Gnabry's hat-trick helped the Germans win 6-1 back on home turf.

Germany recorded a 3-1 victory on home soil in a 2026 World Cup qualification fixture in September 2025 before winning the reverse game 1-0 in Belfast.