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
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Northern Ireland
Manager: Billy Bingham
Goals:
| Noel Brotherston | 24 |
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| Sammy McIlroy | 28 |
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| Jimmy Nicholl | 37 |
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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
Substitutions:
| David McCreery for Tommy Cassidy | 76 |
| Terry Cochrane for Billy Hamilton | 76 |
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Sweden
Manager: Lars Arnesson
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Jan Möller
Goalkeeper
Håkan Arvidsson
Defender
Hasse Borg
Defender
Tord Holmgren
Midfielder
Lennart Larsson
Midfielder
Peter Nilsson
Midfielder
Sten-ove Ramberg
Midfielder
Ralf Edström
Forward
Billy Ohlsson
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ingemar Erlandsson for Sten-ove Ramberg | 46 |
| Thomas Sjöberg for Billy Ohlsson | 68 |