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Republic of Ireland at the FIFA World Cup

December 15, 2023

For the women's team, see Republic of Ireland at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

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.

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 edit

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position
  1930 Did not enter Declined participation
  1934 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 6 9 3/3
  1938 2 0 1 1 5 6 2/2
  1950 4 1 1 2 6 7 2/3
  1954 4 2 0 2 8 6 2/3
  1958 4 2 1 1 6 7 2/3
  1962 4 0 0 4 3 17 3/3
  1966 3 1 0 2 2 5 Lost Play-off
  1970 6 0 1 5 3 14 4/4
  1974 4 1 1 2 4 5 2/3
  1978 4 1 1 2 2 4 3/3
  1982 8 4 2 2 17 11 3/5
  1986 8 2 2 4 5 10 4/5
  1990 Quarter-finals 8th 5 0 4 1 2 3 8 5 2 1 10 2 2/5
  1994 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 2 4 12 7 4 1 19 6 2/7
  1998 Did not qualify 12 5 4 3 24 11 2/6; Lost Play-off
    2002 Round of 16 12th 4 1 3 0 6 3 12 8 3 1 25 6 2/6; Won Play-off
  2006 Did not qualify 10 4 5 1 12 5 4/6
  2010 12 4 7 1 13 10 2/6; Lost Play-off
  2014 10 4 2 4 16 17 4/6
  2018 12 5 5 2 13 11 2/6; Lost Play-off
  2022 8 2 3 3 11 8 3/5
      2026 To be determined To be determined
      2030
  2034
Total Quarter-finals 3/25 13 2 8 3 10 10 149 58 46 45 210 177 —
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

1990 World Cup edit

Group F edit

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' Sheedy   73'
Attendance: 35,238
Attendance: 33,288
Netherlands  1–1  Republic of Ireland
Gullit   10' Quinn   71'
Attendance: 33,288

Knockout phase edit

Attendance: 31,818
Attendance: 73,303

1994 World Cup edit

Group E edit

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
Houghton   11'
Attendance: 75,338
Mexico  2–1  Republic of Ireland
García   42'   65' Aldridge   84'
Attendance: 60,790
Attendance: 72,404

Knockout phase edit

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

2002 World Cup edit

Group E edit

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' Mboma   39'
Attendance: 33,679
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Germany  1–1  Republic of Ireland
Klose   19' Robbie Keane   90+2'
Attendance: 35,854
Saudi Arabia  0–3  Republic of Ireland
Robbie Keane   7'
Breen   61'
Duff   87'
Attendance: 65,320

Knockout phase edit

Attendance: 38,926
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Record players edit

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

Rank Player Matches Tournaments
1 Steve Staunton 13 1990, 1994, 2002
2 Pat Bonner 9 1990, 1994
Ray Houghton 9 1990, 1994
Paul McGrath 9 1990, 1994
Andy Townsend 9 1990, 1994
6 John Aldridge 8 1990, 1994
7 Niall Quinn 7 1990, 2002
8 Tony Cascarino 6 1990, 1994
Gary Kelly 6 1994, 2002
Jason McAteer 6 1994, 2002

Goalscorers edit

Rank Player Goals Tournaments
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 edit

References edit

  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.

External links edit

  • at FIFA.com
  • at FIFA.com
  • Article on Ireland's Qualification for the 1990 World Cup
  • Article on Ireland at 1994 FIFA World Cup
  • World Cup Record at Planet World Cup

December 15, 2023
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For the women s team see Republic of Ireland at the FIFA Women s World Cup 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 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 Contents 1 Overall record 2 1990 World Cup 2 1 Group F 2 2 Knockout phase 3 1994 World Cup 3 1 Group E 3 2 Knockout phase 4 2002 World Cup 4 1 Group E 4 2 Knockout phase 5 Record players 6 Goalscorers 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksOverall record editFIFA World Cup record Qualification recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position nbsp 1930 Did not enter Declined participation nbsp 1934 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 6 9 3 3 nbsp 1938 2 0 1 1 5 6 2 2 nbsp 1950 4 1 1 2 6 7 2 3 nbsp 1954 4 2 0 2 8 6 2 3 nbsp 1958 4 2 1 1 6 7 2 3 nbsp 1962 4 0 0 4 3 17 3 3 nbsp 1966 3 1 0 2 2 5 Lost Play off nbsp 1970 6 0 1 5 3 14 4 4 nbsp 1974 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 3 nbsp 1978 4 1 1 2 2 4 3 3 nbsp 1982 8 4 2 2 17 11 3 5 nbsp 1986 8 2 2 4 5 10 4 5 nbsp 1990 Quarter finals 8th 5 0 4 1 2 3 8 5 2 1 10 2 2 5 nbsp 1994 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 2 4 12 7 4 1 19 6 2 7 nbsp 1998 Did not qualify 12 5 4 3 24 11 2 6 Lost Play off nbsp nbsp 2002 Round of 16 12th 4 1 3 0 6 3 12 8 3 1 25 6 2 6 Won Play off nbsp 2006 Did not qualify 10 4 5 1 12 5 4 6 nbsp 2010 12 4 7 1 13 10 2 6 Lost Play off nbsp 2014 10 4 2 4 16 17 4 6 nbsp 2018 12 5 5 2 13 11 2 6 Lost Play off nbsp 2022 8 2 3 3 11 8 3 5 nbsp nbsp nbsp 2026 To be determined To be determined nbsp nbsp nbsp 2030 nbsp 2034Total Quarter finals 3 25 13 2 8 3 10 10 149 58 46 45 210 177 Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot out List of FIFA World Cup matchesYear Round Score Result Republic of Ireland scorers1990 Group stage nbsp Republic of Ireland 1 1 nbsp England Draw Kevin Sheedy nbsp 73 nbsp Republic of Ireland 1 1 nbsp Netherlands Draw Niall Quinn nbsp 71 nbsp Republic of Ireland 0 0 nbsp Egypt Draw Round of 16 nbsp Republic of Ireland 0 0 5 4 p nbsp Romania Draw Quarter finals nbsp Republic of Ireland 0 1 nbsp Italy Loss 1994 Group stage nbsp Republic of Ireland 1 0 nbsp Italy Win Ray Houghton nbsp 11 nbsp Republic of Ireland 1 2 nbsp Mexico Loss John Aldridge nbsp 84 nbsp Republic of Ireland 0 0 nbsp Norway Draw Round of 16 nbsp Republic of Ireland 0 2 nbsp Netherlands Loss 2002 Group stage nbsp Republic of Ireland 1 1 nbsp Cameroon Draw Matt Holland nbsp 52 nbsp Republic of Ireland 1 1 nbsp Germany Draw Robbie Keane nbsp 90 2 nbsp Republic of Ireland 3 0 nbsp Saudi Arabia Win Robbie Keane nbsp 7 Gary Breen nbsp 61 Damien Duff nbsp 87 Round of 16 nbsp Republic of Ireland 1 1 2 3 p nbsp Spain Draw Robbie Keane nbsp 90 pen 1990 World Cup editGroup F edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp England 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 4 nbsp Republic of Ireland 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3 nbsp Netherlands 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3 nbsp Egypt 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 2Note Republic of Ireland awarded second place by drawing of lots 11 June 199021 00England nbsp 1 1 nbsp Republic of IrelandLineker nbsp 8 Report Sheedy nbsp 73 Stadio Sant Elia CagliariAttendance 35 238Referee Aron Schmidhuber West Germany 17 June 199017 00Republic of Ireland nbsp 0 0 nbsp Egypt Report Stadio La Favorita PalermoAttendance 33 288Referee Marcel Van Langenhove Belgium 21 June 199021 00Netherlands nbsp 1 1 nbsp Republic of IrelandGullit nbsp 10 Report Quinn nbsp 71 Stadio La Favorita PalermoAttendance 33 288Referee Michel Vautrot France Knockout phase edit 25 June 199017 00Republic of Ireland nbsp 0 0 a e t nbsp Romania Report PenaltiesSheedy nbsp Houghton nbsp Townsend nbsp Cascarino nbsp O Leary nbsp 5 4 nbsp Hagi nbsp Lupu nbsp Rotariu nbsp Lupescu nbsp TimofteStadio Luigi Ferraris GenoaAttendance 31 818Referee Jose Roberto Wright Brazil 30 June 199021 00Italy nbsp 1 0 nbsp Republic of IrelandSchillaci nbsp 38 Report Stadio Olimpico RomeAttendance 73 303Referee Carlos Silva Valente Portugal 1994 World Cup editGroup E edit Main article 1994 FIFA World Cup Group E Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 nbsp Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 nbsp Italy 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 nbsp Norway 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 418 June 199416 05 EDTItaly nbsp 0 1 nbsp Republic of Ireland Report Houghton nbsp 11 Giants Stadium East RutherfordAttendance 75 338Referee Mario van der Ende Netherlands 24 June 199412 35 EDTMexico nbsp 2 1 nbsp Republic of IrelandGarcia nbsp 42 nbsp 65 Report Aldridge nbsp 84 Citrus Bowl OrlandoAttendance 60 790Referee Kurt Rothlisberger Switzerland 28 June 199412 35 EDTRepublic of Ireland nbsp 0 0 nbsp Norway Report Giants Stadium East RutherfordAttendance 72 404Referee Jose Torres Cadena Colombia Knockout phase edit 4 July 199412 05 EDTNetherlands nbsp 2 0 nbsp Republic of IrelandBergkamp nbsp 11 Jonk nbsp 41 Report Citrus Bowl OrlandoAttendance 61 355Referee Peter Mikkelsen Denmark 2002 World Cup editGroup E edit Main article 2002 FIFA World Cup Group E Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Germany 3 2 1 0 11 1 10 7 nbsp Republic of Ireland 3 1 2 0 5 2 3 5 nbsp Cameroon 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 4 nbsp Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 0 12 12 01 June 200215 30Republic of Ireland nbsp 1 1 nbsp CameroonHolland nbsp 52 Report Mboma nbsp 39 Niigata Stadium NiigataAttendance 33 679Referee Toru Kamikawa Japan 5 June 200220 30Germany nbsp 1 1 nbsp Republic of IrelandKlose nbsp 19 Report Robbie Keane nbsp 90 2 Kashima Soccer Stadium KashimaAttendance 35 854Referee Kim Milton Nielsen Denmark 11 June 200220 30Saudi Arabia nbsp 0 3 nbsp Republic of Ireland Report Robbie Keane nbsp 7 Breen nbsp 61 Duff nbsp 87 International Stadium Yokohama YokohamaAttendance 65 320Referee Falla N Doye Senegal Knockout phase edit 16 June 200220 30Spain nbsp 1 1 a e t nbsp Republic of IrelandMorientes nbsp 8 Report Robbie Keane nbsp 90 pen PenaltiesHierro nbsp Baraja nbsp Juanfran nbsp Valeron nbsp Mendieta nbsp 3 2 nbsp Robbie Keane nbsp Holland nbsp Connolly nbsp Kilbane nbsp FinnanSuwon World Cup Stadium SuwonAttendance 38 926Referee Anders Frisk Sweden Record players editDefender Steve Staunton has represented the Irish team in all of their thirteen World Cup matches captaining the side in 2002 Rank Player Matches Tournaments1 Steve Staunton 13 1990 1994 20022 Pat Bonner 9 1990 1994Ray Houghton 9 1990 1994Paul McGrath 9 1990 1994Andy Townsend 9 1990 19946 John Aldridge 8 1990 19947 Niall Quinn 7 1990 20028 Tony Cascarino 6 1990 1994Gary Kelly 6 1994 2002Jason McAteer 6 1994 2002Goalscorers editRank Player Goals Tournaments1 Robbie Keane 3 20022 Niall Quinn 1 1990Kevin Sheedy 1 1990John Aldridge 1 1994Ray Houghton 1 1994Gary Breen 1 2002Damien Duff 1 2002Matt Holland 1 2002See also editRepublic of Ireland at the UEFA European Championship Republic of Ireland at the UEFA Nations LeagueReferences edit 1990 FIFA World Cup Irish Independent Retrieved 11 June 2015 Ireland s Italia 90 squad where are they now RTE Sport 11 June 2015 Retrieved 11 June 2015 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 24 World Cup memories we won t forget from Italia 90 The 42 8 June 2015 Retrieved 11 June 2015 On Second Thoughts Italia 90 Guardian 14 October 2010 Retrieved 15 June 2015 11 iconic images that bring back memories of the Italia 90 good times The 42 15 June 2015 Retrieved 15 June 2015 Where are Ireland s Italia 90 dream team now The 42 16 June 2015 Retrieved 16 June 2015 Italia 90 Irish Times 21 July 2015 Retrieved 21 July 2015 External links editIreland Profile at FIFA com Ireland World Cup Record at FIFA com Article on Ireland s Qualification for the 1990 World Cup Article on Ireland at 1994 FIFA World Cup World Cup Record at Planet World Cup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Republic of Ireland at the FIFA 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