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Republic of Ireland at the FIFA World Cup

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The Republic of Ireland have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on three occasions, in 1990, 1994, and 2002. They have always advanced from the group stage but have never advanced beyond the quarter finals. Ireland hold the record for getting furthest in the tournament without winning a match.

Their first appearance was in Italy at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[1][2][3][4][5] 1990 was also their best performance in a major championship, where they reached the quarterfinals.[6][7][8]

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year 2002 they won the world cup Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter – – – – – – –
Italy 1934 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 6 9 3/3
France 1938 2 0 1 1 5 6 2/2
Brazil 1950 4 1 1 2 6 7 2/3
Switzerland 1954 4 2 0 2 8 6 2/3
Sweden 1958 4 2 1 1 6 7 2/3
Chile 1962 4 0 0 4 3 17 3/3
England 1966 3 1 0 2 2 5 Lost Playoff
Mexico 1970 6 0 1 5 3 14 4/4
West Germany 1974 4 1 1 2 4 5 2/3
Argentina 1978 4 1 1 2 2 4 3/3
Spain 1982 8 4 2 2 17 11 3/5
Mexico 1986 8 2 2 4 5 10 4/5
Italy 1990 Quarter-finals 8th 5 0 4 1 2 3 8 5 2 1 10 2 2/5
United States 1994 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 2 4 12 7 4 1 19 6 2/7
France 1998 Did not qualify 12 5 4 3 25 11 2/6 Lost Playoff
South Korea Japan 2002 Round of 16 12th 4 1 3 0 6 3 12 8 3 1 25 6 2/6 Won Playoff
Germany 2006 Did not qualify 10 4 5 1 12 5 4/6
South Africa 2010 12 4 7 1 13 10 2/6 Lost Playoff
Brazil 2014 10 4 2 4 16 17 4/6
Russia 2018 12 5 5 2 13 11 2/6 Lost Playoff
Qatar 2022 To be determined To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total Quarter-finals 3/21 13 2 8 3 10 10 141 56 43 42 199 169
'*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

Republic of Ireland at Italy 1990

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
 Republic of Ireland 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Netherlands 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Egypt 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2

Note: Republic of Ireland awarded second place by drawing of lots

England 1 – 1 Republic of Ireland
Lineker 8' (Report) Sheedy 73'
Attendance: 35,238
Republic of Ireland 0 – 0 Egypt
(Report)
Attendance: 33,288
Netherlands 1 – 1 Republic of Ireland
Gullit 10' (Report) Quinn 71'
Attendance: 33,288

Knockout phase

Republic of Ireland 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Romania
(Report)
Penalties
Sheedy soccer ball with check mark
Houghton soccer ball with check mark
Townsend soccer ball with check mark
Cascarino soccer ball with check mark
O'Leary soccer ball with check mark		 5 – 4 soccer ball with check mark Hagi
soccer ball with check mark Lupu
soccer ball with check mark Rotariu
soccer ball with check mark Lupescu
soccer ball with red X Timofte
Attendance: 31,818
Italy 1 – 0 Republic of Ireland
Schillaci 38' (Report)
Attendance: 73,303

Republic of Ireland at US 1994

Group E

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Italy 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Norway 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
Italy 0 – 1 Republic of Ireland
(Report) Houghton 11'
Attendance: 75,338
Mexico 2 – 1 Republic of Ireland
García 42' 65' (Report) Aldridge 84'
Attendance: 60,790
Republic of Ireland 0 – 0 Norway
(Report)
Attendance: 72,404

Knockout phase

Netherlands 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland
Bergkamp 11'
Jonk 41'		 (Report)
Attendance: 61,355

Republic of Ireland at Korea/Japan 2002

Group E

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup - Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7
 Republic of Ireland 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
 Cameroon 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 4
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 0 12 -12 0
Republic of Ireland 1 – 1 Cameroon
Holland 52' (Report) Mboma 39'
Attendance: 33,679
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Germany 1 – 1 Republic of Ireland
Klose 19' (Report) Robbie Keane 90+2'
Attendance: 35,854
Saudi Arabia 0 – 3 Republic of Ireland
(Report) Robbie Keane 7'
Breen 61'
Duff 87'
Attendance: 65,320

Knockout phase

Spain 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Republic of Ireland
Morientes 8' (Report) Robbie Keane 90' (pen.)
Penalties
Hierro soccer ball with check mark
Baraja soccer ball with check mark
Juanfran soccer ball with red X
Valerón soccer ball with red X
Mendieta soccer ball with check mark		 3 – 2 soccer ball with check mark Robbie Keane
soccer ball with red X Holland
soccer ball with red X Connolly
soccer ball with red X Kilbane
soccer ball with check mark Finnan
Attendance: 38,926
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Record players

Defender Steve Staunton has represented the Irish team in all of their 13 World Cup matches, captaining the team in 2002.

No. Name Matches World Cups
1 Steve Staunton 13 1990, 1994 and 2002
2 Pat Bonner 9 1990 and 1994
Ray Houghton 9 1990 and 1994
Paul McGrath 9 1990 and 1994
Andy Townsend 9 1990 and 1994
6 John Aldridge 8 1990 and 1994
7 Niall Quinn 7 1990 and 2002
8 Tony Cascarino 6 1990 and 1994
Gary Kelly 6 1994 and 2002
Jason McAteer 6 1994 and 2002

Top goalscorers

No. Name Goals World Cups
1 Robbie Keane 3 2002
2 Niall Quinn 1 1990
Kevin Sheedy 1 1990
John Aldridge 1 1994
Ray Houghton 1 1994
Gary Breen 1 2002
Damien Duff 1 2002
Matt Holland 1 2002

See also

References

  1. ^ "1990 FIFA World Cup". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Ireland's Italia '90 squad - where are they now?". RTE Sport. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Niall Quinn: 'People can talk about the ramshackle Irish team, but we knew what the real story was'". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ^ "24 World Cup memories we won't forget from Italia '90". The 42. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ^ "On Second Thoughts: Italia 90". Guardian. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  6. ^ "11 iconic images that bring back memories of the Italia 90 good times". The 42. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Where are Ireland's Italia 90 dream team now?". The 42. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Italia '90". Irish Times. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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