Comparison Between Portugal and Northern Ireland in the Soccer World Cups

Stats comparison between the National Teams of Portugal and Northern Ireland in their participations in the Soccer World Cup including world cups played and won, results, goals and best and worst performances.

Portugal

Northern Ireland

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Summary

	World Cups Played	Champion	All-Time Standing
Portugal	8	0	15
Northern Ireland	3	0	43

Full All-time Standings...

Games

	Games Played GP	Wins W	Draw D	Losses L
Portugal	35	17	6	12
Northern Ireland	13	3	5	5

Games %

	Games Played GP	Wins W	Draw D	Losses L
Portugal	35	48.6%	17.1%	34.3%
Northern Ireland	13	23.1%	38.5%	38.5%

GP: Played - W: Wins - D: Draws - L: Losses

All the games: Portugal... / Northern Ireland...

Goals

	Goals Scored	Goals Against	Goal Difference
Portugal	61	41	+20
Northern Ireland	13	23	-10

Goal Average

	Goals Scored	Goals Against	Goal Difference
Portugal	1.74	1.17	+0.57
Northern Ireland	1.00	1.77	-0.77

All-Time Top Scorers

	Goals	Player
Portugal	9	Eusebio
Northern Ireland	5	Peter Mcparland

Full list of scorers: Portugal... / Northern Ireland...

Best Performance

	Standing	World Cup	Stage
Portugal	3	1966	Third Place
Northern Ireland	7	1958	Quarter Finals

Worst Performance

	Standing	World Cup	Stage
Portugal	21	2002	1st Round Groups
Northern Ireland	21	1986	1st Round Groups

World Cup by World Cup: Portugal... / Northern Ireland...