International Friendly

FT Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Northern Ireland WLLWL 1
–
Wales LLWWL 1
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NIR101
WAL011
Cardiff City Stadium · 33,280 att.

Match Report

Wales, Northern Ireland draw in post-WC playoff friendly

Wales and Northern Ireland played out a 1-1 friendly draw at Cardiff City Stadium as they tried to get World Cup heartbreak out of their system.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
3
33.6
Possession
66.4
10
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
244
Accurate Passes
582
324
Passes
659
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.1
63
Long Balls
37
22
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
10
12
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
9
26
Effective Clearances
24
26
Clearances
24

Highlights

12:35 24 hours inside the Wales 'Red Wall' Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WAL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

WAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Karl DarlowG
  2. 13Ben CabangoCD-L
  3. 6Joe RodonCD-R
  4. 2Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 3Neco WilliamsRB
  6. 8Harry WilsonAM
  7. 16Joel ColwillLM
  8. 22Josh SheehanRM
  9. 9Lewis KoumasF
  10. 19Sorba ThomasAM-L
  11. 7David BrooksAM-R

NIR · 3-4-3

  1. 12Conor HazardG
  2. 3Eoin ToalCD
  3. 22Ciaron BrownCD-L
  4. 5Trai HumeCD-R
  5. 7Ethan GalbraithCM-L
  6. 19Shea CharlesCM-R
  7. 15Justin DevennyLM
  8. 2Terry DevlinRM
  9. 10Jamie DonleyF
  10. 14Isaac PriceCF-L
  11. 13Patrick KellyCF-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Wales 0, Northern Ireland 1. Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  2. 38' David Brooks (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Wales. Dylan Lawlor replaces Ben Cabango.
  4. 45' Substitution, Wales. Daniel James replaces Joel Colwill.
  5. 45' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Pierce Charles replaces Conor Hazard.
  6. 45' Substitution, Northern Ireland. George Saville replaces Shea Charles.
  7. 45' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Callum Marshall replaces Isaac Price.
  8. 46' Goal! Wales 1, Northern Ireland 1. Sorba Thomas (Wales) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  9. 61' Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 64' Substitution, Wales. Nathan Broadhead replaces Lewis Koumas.
  11. 64' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamie Reid replaces Jamie Donley.
  12. 64' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Brodie Spencer replaces Ciaron Brown.
  13. 64' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Brad Lyons replaces Patrick Kelly.
  14. 71' Substitution, Wales. Ethan Ampadu replaces Dylan Lawlor because of an injury.
  15. 71' Substitution, Wales. Brennan Johnson replaces Sorba Thomas.
  16. 80' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paul Smyth replaces Terry Devlin.
  17. 80' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Tom Atcheson replaces Ethan Galbraith.
  18. 88' Substitution, Wales. Rhys Norrington-Davies replaces Jay Dasilva.

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