Republic of Ireland at the FIFA World Cup

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The Republic of Ireland have appeared in the Men's 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.

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Their first appearance was in Italy at the 1990 Men's FIFA World Cup. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] 1990 was also their best performance in a major championship, where they reached the quarter-finals, despite not winning a single match in 90 minutes. [6] [7] [8]

Overall record

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGAPosition
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1930 Did not enterDeclined participation
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1934 Did not qualify201169 3/3
Flag of France.svg 1938 201156 2/2
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 1950 411267 2/3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1954 420286 2/3
Flag of Sweden.svg 1958 421167 2/3
Flag of Chile.svg 1962 4004317 3/3
Flag of England.svg 1966 310225Lost Play-off
Flag of Mexico.svg 1970 6015314 4/4
Flag of Germany.svg 1974 411245 2/3
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978 411224 3/3
Flag of Spain.svg 1982 84221711 3/5
Flag of Mexico.svg 1986 8224510 4/5
Flag of Italy.svg 1990 Quarter-finals8th5041238521102 2/5
Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Round of 1615th41122412741196 2/7
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1998 Did not qualify125432411 2/6; Lost Play-off
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Flag of Japan.svg 2002 Round of 1612th41306312831256 2/6; Won Play-off
Flag of Germany.svg 2006 Did not qualify10451125 4/6
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010 124711310 2/6; Lost Play-off
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014 104241617 4/6
Flag of Russia.svg 2018 125521311 2/6; Lost Play-off
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022 8233118 3/5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2026 To be determinedTo be determined
Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of Portugal (official).svg Flag of Spain.svg 2030
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2034
TotalQuarter-finals3/25132831010149584645210177
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

1990 World Cup

Group F

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of England.svg  England 312021+14
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 30302203
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 30302203
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 302112−12

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

England  Flag of England.svg1–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Lineker Soccerball shade.svg8' (Report) Sheedy Soccerball shade.svg73'

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
(Report)

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Gullit Soccerball shade.svg10' (Report) Quinn Soccerball shade.svg71'
Stadio La Favorita, Palermo
Attendance: 33,288
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Knockout phase


Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Schillaci Soccerball shade.svg38' (Report)
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 73,303
Referee: Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)

1994 World Cup

Group E

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 31113304
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 31112204
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31112204
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 31111104
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
(Report) Houghton Soccerball shade.svg11'

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg2–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
García Soccerball shade.svg42'Soccerball shade.svg65' (Report) Aldridge Soccerball shade.svg84'
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 60,790
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
(Report)

Knockout phase

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Bergkamp Soccerball shade.svg11'
Jonk Soccerball shade.svg41'
(Report)
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 61,355
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

2002 World Cup

Group E

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3210111+107
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 312052+35
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 311123−14
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3003012−120
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg1–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Holland Soccerball shade.svg52' (Report) Mboma Soccerball shade.svg39'
Niigata Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 33,679
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Klose Soccerball shade.svg19' (Report) Robbie Keane Soccerball shade.svg90+2'

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg0–3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
(Report) Robbie Keane Soccerball shade.svg7'
Breen Soccerball shade.svg61'
Duff Soccerball shade.svg87'

Knockout phase

Record players

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

RankPlayerMatchesTournaments
1 Steve Staunton 131990, 1994, 2002
2 Pat Bonner 91990, 1994
Ray Houghton 91990, 1994
Paul McGrath 91990, 1994
Andy Townsend 91990, 1994
6 John Aldridge 81990, 1994
7 Niall Quinn 71990, 2002
8 Tony Cascarino 61990, 1994
Gary Kelly 61994, 2002
Jason McAteer 61994, 2002

Goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsTournaments
1 Robbie Keane 32002
2 Niall Quinn 11990
Kevin Sheedy 11990
John Aldridge 11994
Ray Houghton 11994
Gary Breen 12002
Damien Duff 12002
Matt Holland 12002

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.