Major tournament appearance :
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. In such events, the constituent countries of the United Kingdom compete separately, though not in the Olympic Games.The Northern Ireland team is the successor to the all-Ireland national football team that existed before the formation of the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland) in 1922. The team selected by the Irish Football Association, based in Belfast, continued to claim to represent (and pick players from) all of Ireland after the partition. A rival Ireland team was set up by the Football Association of Ireland (based in Dublin) in 1926 which also claimed to represent all of Ireland, however this team was not recognised by the Home Nations and instead looked to FIFA teams from mainland Europe for competition.
It took until 1950 for the boundaries to be sorted out, and it was not until 1954 that the IFA's team became known as 'Northern Ireland' (though it took many more years for the name to fall into popular usage), while the FAI's team became known as the 'Republic of Ireland' (often called simply 'Ireland' or 'the Republic' in popular usage).
It took until 1950 for the boundaries to be sorted out, and it was not until 1954 that the IFA's team became known as 'Northern Ireland' (though it took many more years for the name to fall into popular usage), while the FAI's team became known as the 'Republic of Ireland' (often called simply 'Ireland' or 'the Republic' in popular usage).
The kit was ilustrate worn against Liechtenstein on August 22, 2007 at Windsor Park, Belfast in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group F. Northen Ireland beat Liechtenstein 3-1.
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