Northern Ireland v Albania, 14 December 1996
| Score | 2-0 to Northern Ireland |
| Referee | Andreas Georgiou |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 9 |
| Venue | Windsor Park, Belfast |
| Attendance | 7,935 |
View Northern Ireland v Albania head to head
2
Northern Ireland
Manager: Bryan Hamilton
0
Albania
Manager: Astrit Hafizi
Goals:
| Iain Dowie | 12 |
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| Iain Dowie | 21 |
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Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Tommy Wright
Defender
Colin Hill
Defender/Centre back
Barry Hunter
Defender/Centre back
Steve Morrow
Defender/Centre back
Gerry Taggart
Defender/Left back
Ian Nolan
Midfielder
Kevin Horlock
Midfielder
Neil Lennon
Midfielder
Steve Lomas
Midfielder/Forward
Michael Hughes
Forward
Iain Dowie
(captain)
Starting lineup:
Defender
Nevil Thamas Dede
Defender
Altin Haxhi
Midfielder
Bledar Kola
Forward
Altin Rraklli
Substitutions:
| Gerry McMahon for Steve Morrow | 72 |
| James Quinn for Iain Dowie | 89 |
Substitutions:
| Afrim Tole for Nevil Thamas Dede | 35 |
| Bajram Fraholli for Altin Haxhi | 38 |