Wales 1-1 Northern Ireland

International Friendlies· 2026 International Friendly

Wales

Sorba Thomas 46'

Northern Ireland

Jamie Donley 22'

1:1

📍 Cardiff City Stadium

Timeline

22'
Jamie Donley0-1
David Brooks
38'
First Half ends,
Dylan Lawlor
↓ Ben Cabango
45'
Daniel James
↓ Joel Colwill
45'
45'
Pierce Charles
↓ Conor Hazard
45'
George Saville
↓ Shea Charles
45'
Callum Marshall
↓ Isaac Price
Sorba Thomas1-1
46'
61'
Ethan Galbraith
Nathan Broadhead
↓ Lewis Koumas
64'
64'
Jamie Reid
↓ Jamie Donley
64'
Brodie Spencer
↓ Ciaron Brown
64'
Brad Lyons
↓ Patrick Kelly
Ethan Ampadu
↓ Dylan Lawlor
71'
Brennan Johnson
↓ Sorba Thomas
71'
80'
Paul Smyth
↓ Terry Devlin
80'
Tom Atcheson
↓ Ethan Galbraith
Rhys Norrington-Davies
↓ Jay Da Silva
88'
Second Half ends,

Game leaders

Wales

Total ShotsH. Wilson3
Accurate PassesJ. Rodon100
SavesK. Darlow3

Northern Ireland

Total ShotsJ. Donley3
Accurate PassesJ. Devenny30
SavesC. Hazard1

Stats

WalesN Ireland

Possession

66%

34%

13Shots10

3Shots on target4

5Blocked shots3

Match info

Kick-off: Tuesday 31 March
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium · Cardiff, Wales
Referee: Robert Hennessy
Attendance: 33,280
Round: 2026 International Friendly

Form

WalesLWWLL

L@England3-0
LvsBelgium4-2
W@Liechtenstein1-0
W

582Accurate passes244

Lvs

Bosnia-Herzegovina1-1

Northern IrelandLWLLW

WvsSlovakia2-0
LvsGermany1-0
L@Slovakia1-0
WvsLuxembourg1-0
L@Italy2-0

Head to head

WAL leads series 3-0-2

25 Jun 16Wales1-0Northern Ireland
24 Mar 16Wales1-1Northern Ireland
27 May 11Wales2-0Northern Ireland
6 Feb 07Northern Ireland0-0Wales
8 Oct 05Northern Ireland2-3Wales

582Accurate passes244

13↓Kelly

10⚽↓Donley

14↓Price

1Darlow

13↓Cabango

2↓Da Silva

6Rodon

3Williams

16↓Colwill

22Sheehan

19⚽↓Thomas

8Wilson

7Brooks

9↓Koumas

Substitutes · Wales

5Ethan Ampadu↑
14Rhys Norrington-Davies↑
20Daniel James↑
24Kai Andrews
18Mark Harris
23Nathan Broadhead↑
15Ronan Kpakio
21Tom King
11Brennan Johnson↑
17Rabbi Matondo
12Danny Ward
4Dylan Lawlor↑
10Liam Cullen

Substitutes · Northern Ireland

4Tom Atcheson↑
16Brad Lyons↑
17Kieran Morrison
11Paul Smyth↑
21Josh Magennis
23Pierce Charles↑
20Brodie Spencer↑
18Jamie Reid↑
24Jamie McDonnell
1Joshua Clarke

80'

Substitution, Northern Ireland. Tom Atcheson replaces Ethan Galbraith.

80'

Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paul Smyth replaces Terry Devlin.

79'

Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Brooks.

78'

Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

76'

Handball by Harry Wilson (Wales).

71'

Substitution, Wales. Brennan Johnson replaces Sorba Thomas.

71'

Substitution, Wales. Ethan Ampadu replaces Dylan Lawlor because of an injury.

69'

Jamie Reid (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

69'

Foul by Dylan Lawlor (Wales).

64'

Substitution, Northern Ireland. Brodie Spencer replaces Ciaron Brown.

64'

Substitution, Northern Ireland. Brad Lyons replaces Patrick Kelly.

64'

Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamie Reid replaces Jamie Donley.

64'

Substitution, Wales. Nathan Broadhead replaces Lewis Koumas.

62'

Offside, Wales. Daniel James is caught offside.

61'

Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

61'

Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland).

61'

Daniel James (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

60'

Terry Devlin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

60'

Foul by Daniel James (Wales).

60'

Terry Devlin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

60'

Foul by Sorba Thomas (Wales).

59'

Attempt missed. Eoin Toal (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Justin Devenny with a headed pass following a set piece situation.

59'

Attempt saved. Eoin Toal (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Karl Darlow (Wales). Assisted by Terry Devlin.

59'

Attempt blocked. Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Donley with a cross.

58'

Foul by Lewis Koumas (Wales).

58'

Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

58'

Patrick Kelly (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58'

Foul by Harry Wilson (Wales).

57'

Attempt blocked. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.

57'

Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pierce Charles (Northern Ireland). Assisted by Harry Wilson.

56'

Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).

56'

David Brooks (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

54'

Offside, Northern Ireland. Terry Devlin is caught offside.

53'

Foul by David Brooks (Wales).

53'

Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

49'

Offside, Northern Ireland. George Saville is caught offside.

49'

Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.

46'

Goal! Wales 1, Northern Ireland 1. Sorba Thomas (Wales) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.

46'

Attempt blocked. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neco Williams.

45'

Substitution, Wales. Dylan Lawlor replaces Ben Cabango.

45'

Substitution, Wales. Daniel James replaces Joel Colwill.

45'

Substitution, Northern Ireland. Pierce Charles replaces Conor Hazard.

45'

Substitution, Northern Ireland. George Saville replaces Shea Charles.

45'

Substitution, Northern Ireland. Callum Marshall replaces Isaac Price.

45'

Second Half begins Wales 0, Northern Ireland 1.

45'+2'

First Half ends, Wales 0, Northern Ireland 1.

45'+1'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

44'

Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.

43'

Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

43'

Foul by Shea Charles (Northern Ireland).

41'

Foul by Harry Wilson (Wales).

41'

Eoin Toal (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

40'

Attempt blocked. Patrick Kelly (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Price.

40'

Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Donley.

39'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

38'

Delay in match because of an injury Terry Devlin (Northern Ireland).

38'

David Brooks (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

38'

Terry Devlin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

38'

Foul by David Brooks (Wales).

37'

Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

37'

Foul by Lewis Koumas (Wales).

36'

Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.

36'

Foul by Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland).

35'

Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Karl Darlow.

35'

Attempt saved. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner by Karl Darlow (Wales). Assisted by Justin Devenny.

34'

Attempt blocked. Jay Dasilva (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

34'

Josh Sheehan (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.

34'

Foul by Isaac Price (Northern Ireland).

32'

Corner, Wales. Conceded by Terry Devlin.

32'

Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.

32'

Josh Sheehan (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.

32'

Foul by Terry Devlin (Northern Ireland).

31'

Corner, Wales. Conceded by Isaac Price.

30'

Attempt missed. Joel Colwill (Wales) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Koumas with a cross following a fast break.

28'

Foul by Neco Williams (Wales).

28'

Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

27'

Attempt saved. Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Karl Darlow (Wales). Assisted by Patrick Kelly with a cross.

22'

Goal! Wales 0, Northern Ireland 1. Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.

22'

Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Justin Devenny with a cross.

17'

Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

17'

Foul by Joel Colwill (Wales).

16'

Offside, Wales. Sorba Thomas is caught offside.

11'

Offside, Northern Ireland. Jamie Donley is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Lewis Koumas (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Conor Hazard (Northern Ireland).

Corner, Wales. Conceded by Shea Charles.

Corner, Wales. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.

Corner, Wales. Conceded by Eoin Toal.

Lewis Koumas (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Shea Charles (Northern Ireland).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

Game leaders

Stats

Match info

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