Northern Ireland vs Guinea — World Cup 2026

FILE No. M-221CLASS: MATCHSTATUS: FRIENDLYWC 2026

Northern Ireland

1–0

Guinea

Match events

T. Atchesonassist I. Price9'1–0
P. CharlesOn: L. Southwood46'
K. MorrisonOn: J. Reid46'
P. SmythOn: B. Spencer46'
J. McDonnell58'
R. McConvilleOn: T. Hume63'
J. McDonnellOn: A. McCann64'
J. DonleyOn: C. Marshall64'
I. PriceOn: C. O'Neill64'
T. Atcheson72'
J. DevennyOn: E. Galbraith81'
S. CharlesOn: P. Kelly81'
J. ReidOn: J. Magennis85'

46'O. CamaraOn: A. Camara
46'S. CisseOn: M. Cherif
46'A. DiawaraOn: L. Kourouma
63'I. BangouraOn: M. Sylla
63'M. ToureOn: T. Barry
63'M. SoumahOn: A. Cisse
76'L. Kourouma
78'I. FofanaOn: O. Diabate
88'S. SyllaOn: G. Sylla

NORMatch statsGUI

40%Possession60%

9Shots15

4Shots on Target6

1Corners9

11Fouls15

1Yellow Cards1

1Red cards0

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All-time meetings

Northern Ireland wins

Draws

Guinea wins

Northern Ireland — starting XI

3-4-2-1

Bench

12Luke Southwood
20Brodie Spencer
18Jamie Reid
5Trai Hume
16Ali McCann
13Ceadach O'Neill
8Callum Marshall
2Patrick Kelly
7Ethan Galbraith
21Josh Magennis
23Josh Clarke
17Braiden Graham

Guinea — starting XI

4-5-1

Bench

13Lass Kourouma
24Mohamed Cherif Haidara
19Abdoulaye Camara
3Amadou Cissé
25Thierno Barry
14Morlaye Sylla
23Ousmane Diabate
10Gassimou Sylla
22Mussa Diallo

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44Northern Ireland

24DRAW

32Guinea

Northern Ireland44%

━ DRAW24%

Guinea32%

03 · The Form Guide

Last five walks into the room.

Who's hotter going in? Latest competitive results, newest first.

Northern Ireland

Jun 4

vs Guinea

Friendlies · Friendly International · Estadio Municipal Ciudad de La Linea

1–0

Mar 31

at Wales

Friendlies · Friendly International · Cardiff City Stadium

1–1

Mar 26

at Italy

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Semi-finals · New Balance Arena

0–2

Nov 17

vs Luxembourg

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group Stage - 10 · Windsor Park

1–0

Nov 14

at Slovakia

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group Stage - 9 · Košická futbalová aréna

0–1

Guinea

Jun 4

at Northern Ireland

Friendlies · Friendly International · Estadio Municipal Ciudad de La Linea

0–1

Mar 31

vs Benin

Friendlies · Friendly International · Stade Larbi Zaouli

0–1

Mar 27

vs Togo

Friendlies · Friendly International · Stade Prince Moulay Hassan

2–2

Nov 18

vs Niger

Friendlies · Friendlies

1–1

Nov 15

vs Liberia

Friendlies · Friendlies

2–0

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Where to watch.

FIFA's named broadcast partners by territory. How many matches each carries — and whether coverage is free or paid — is set by local rights deals, so check your broadcaster for this fixture.

🇺🇸 United States

FOX Sports · Telemundo

🇲🇽 Mexico

Televisa · TV Azteca

🇧🇷 Brazil

Globo

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

BBC · ITV · talkSPORT

🇪🇸 Spain

RTVE · Mediapro · DAZN Spain

🇮🇹 Italy

RAI · DAZN Italy

🇩🇪 Germany

Telekom Deutschland · ARD · ZDF

🇫🇷 France

M6 · beIN Sports France

🇮🇳 India

Zee Entertainment

🇯🇵 Japan

Dentsu

🇰🇷 South Korea

JTBC

🇮🇩 Indonesia

TVRI

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Northern Ireland v Guinea · the wire

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