Northern Ireland v Sweden, 15 October 1980
| Score | 3-0 to Northern Ireland |
| Referee | Alex Ponnet |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 6 |
| Venue | Windsor Park, Belfast |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
View Northern Ireland v Sweden head to head
3
Northern Ireland
Manager: Billy Bingham
0
Sweden
Manager: Lars Arnesson
Goals:
| Noel Brotherston | 24 |
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| Sammy McIlroy | 28 |
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| Jimmy Nicholl | 37 |
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Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Jim Platt
Defender
Mal Donaghy
Defender
John McClelland
Defender
Chris Nicholl
Defender
Jimmy Nicholl
Midfielder
Noel Brotherston
Midfielder
Tommy Cassidy
Midfielder
Sammy McIlroy
Midfielder
Martin O'Neill
Forward
Gerry Armstrong
Forward
Billy Hamilton
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Jan Möller
Defender
Håkan Arvidsson
Defender
Hasse Borg
Midfielder
Tord Holmgren
Midfielder
Lennart Larsson
Midfielder
Peter Nilsson
Midfielder
Sten-ove Ramberg
Forward
Ralf Edström
Forward
Billy Ohlsson
Substitutions:
| David McCreery for Tommy Cassidy | 76 |
| Terry Cochrane for Billy Hamilton | 76 |
Substitutions:
| Ingemar Erlandsson for Sten-ove Ramberg | 46 |
| Thomas Sjöberg for Billy Ohlsson | 68 |