Marissa Callaghan and Nadene Caldwell were the scorers in a 2-0 victory against Ukraine which ensured Northern Ireland reached their first-ever major football finals by qualifying for Euro 2022 in England.
The result at Seaview meant an overall 4-1 victory over the Ukrainians to progress through the play-offs. The women's team was only reformed in 2004 and players mostly represent...
Northern Ireland will take a 2-1 aggregate lead into the second leg of their Euro 2022 play-off against Ukraine but have been warned against complacency.
Goals from Rachel Furness and Simone Magill earned a precious victory in Kovalivka but Furness limped off injured and is a major doubt for the rematch at Seaview.
"We still count ourselves as underdogs and we don't want...
England will play Northern Ireland at St. George's Park on 23 February, their first competitive fixture since last year's pre-pandemic SheBelieves Cup. That will be followed by a friendly against Canada on 13 April, with a venue yet to be confirmed.
As hosts, the Lionesses have already secured their place in the rescheduled European Championship next summer so did not have to play...
Northern Ireland recovered from conceding an early goal to beat the Faroe Islands 5-1 and secure second place in Group C and with it a play-off for a place at Euro 2022 in England.
Kenny Shiels' side have never qualified for a major tournament and had to win their last four qualifying matches to stand any chance of getting through - a feat they managed to acheive.
Northern Ireland maintained their hopes of qualifying for Euro 2022 with a 1-0 victory in Belarus despite having their goalkeeper sent off and spending most of the match down to 10 players.
Jacqueline Burns was shown a straight red card for her lunge on Anastaysia Shcherbachenia with 27 minutes on the clock. But Rachael Furness nodded Northern Ireland in front shortly before half-...
