England and Northern
Ireland in U21 action last year Get the latest news from Record Sport with our daily newsletter More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Get the latest news from Record Sport with our daily newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Tuesday night's international friendly between
Scotland and
Northern Ireland at Hampden Park hadn't even kicked off before events prior to the game sent
Social Media platforms into a frenzy. Ahead of the Tartan Army joining their heroes in a rendition "Flower of Scotland," the visitors saw their anthem "God Save the King" completely drowned out by booing from Hampden crowd. It came just eight months after Gareth Southgate and his
England team were given the same reception when the Three Lions travelled north to face Scotland in a friendly to mark the 150 year rivalry between the nations in September last year. As it turned out, the visiting team ended up having the last laugh on both occasions, with England claiming a comfortable 3-1 victory against the Scots, while a goal from
Liverpool starlet Connor Bradley was enough to hand Northern Ireland the win at the national stadium on Tuesday. Read More Related Articles God Save the King booed by Scotland fans as Northern Ireland anthem drowned out at Hampden in England repeat Read More Related Articles 'Embarrassing' Scotland take Hotline hammering as fans slammed over God Save The King boos But the Irish's first win on Scottish soil since 1967 has almost been overshadowed with the negative reaction their anthem was given prior to kick-off. Fans on both sides of the argument have been quick to make their feelings known on the incident,. But with England and Northern Ireland both sharing the same national anthem, it does pose the following question; Does God Save the King get sung twice when England face Northern Ireland at football? It's an interesting query for sure, and is one that once perplexed former
Manchester City legend and three-time
Premier League winning captain Vincent Kompany. The current Burnley boss took to X (formerly known as Twitter) in 2016 to ask that very same question. The answer itself is simple; no. On occasions where England and Northern Ireland have faced off in a competitive
Football fixture, the anthem (which was changed from God Save the
Queen to God Save the King following Queen Elizabeth's death in September 2022) is played just the once. The two nations have met 27 times in total since 1954, with the most recent encounter in 2005 ending in a rare victory for the
Irish in Belfast thanks to David Healey's winning goal. This exception does of course extend to all levels of international football, and in the clash between the two sides in a Euro 2025 U21 qualifier last November - which England won 3-0 - "God Save the King" was played just once before the action got underway. Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Daily Record
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