Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team (Irish: Foireann peile náisiúnta Phoblacht na hÉireann) represents the Republic of Ireland in men's international football. It is governed by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI).
Nickname(s) | The Boys in Green (Irish: Na buachaillí i nglas) |
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Association | Football Association of Ireland (FAI) |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Head coach | Stephen Kenny[1] |
Captain | Séamus Coleman |
Most caps | Robbie Keane (146) |
Top scorer | Robbie Keane (68) |
Home stadium | Aviva Stadium |
FIFA code | IRL |
FIFA ranking | |
Current | 48 1 (22 December 2022)[2] |
Highest | 6 (August 1993) |
Lowest | 70 (June–July 2014) |
First international | |
Irish Free State 1–0 Bulgaria (Colombes, France; 28 May 1924) | |
Biggest win | |
Republic of Ireland 8–0 Malta (Dublin, Ireland; 16 November 1983) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Brazil 7–0 Republic of Ireland (Uberlândia, Brazil; 27 May 1982) | |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 1990) |
Best result | Quarter-finals (1990) |
European Championship | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 1988) |
Best result | 5th place (1988) |
Website | fai.ie |
The team made their debut at the 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals. Between 1924 and 1936, the team competed as the Irish Free State and from then until 1950, it was referred to by the FAI as Éire or Ireland. During the same period, another Ireland team also existed; this was overseen by the Irish Football Association (IFA) and had previously been the sole national team for the entire island of Ireland. In 1953, FIFA decreed that for competitive matches in tournaments that both Irish teams could enter, the FAI team would be officially called Republic of Ireland while the IFA team was to be named Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland was allowed to keep using the title Ireland by FIFA in the British Home Championship (which was discontinued in 1984). The Republic of Ireland was the first nation from outside the United Kingdom to defeat England at home, in a fixture played at Goodison Park, Liverpool, in 1949. The team reached the quarter-final stage of the 1964 European Nations' Cup, where they lost to the eventual champions Spain.
Under the guidance of Jack Charlton, the team enjoyed their most successful era, reaching their highest FIFA world ranking ever at sixth in August 1993, and qualifying for UEFA Euro 1988 in their first appearance at the UEFA European Championship, reaching the quarter-finals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in their first ever appearance at the finals, as well as making the last 16 at the 1994 edition. Charlton's successor Mick McCarthy lost out on the next two major tournaments but ultimately qualified for the 2002 World Cup, making it to the last 16, repeating the feat at the UEFA Euro 2016 with manager Martin O'Neill.
The team's home stadium is the Aviva Stadium, in Dublin, although some of their home games have been played in other stadiums across the country. Their traditional colours are green shirts and white shorts. The current head coach is Stephen Kenny, and the captain is Séamus Coleman.
History
1920s–1980s
Between 1882 and 1924, Ireland was represented by a single national football team organised by the Belfast-based Irish Football Association (IFA). In 1920, Ireland was partitioned into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State (the latter in turn becoming Éire or Ireland after adopting a new Constitution in 1937, followed by declaring itself a republic in 1949.) Following the initial political upheavals surrounding Partition, a Dublin-based organisation calling itself the Football Association of the Irish Free State (FAIFS) split from the IFA in 1921 and began organising its own league and national football team.[4]
In 1923, the FAIFS was recognised by FIFA as the governing body of football in the Irish Free State[5] and at the 1924 Summer Olympics, the Irish Free State made their international debut. On 28 May, at the Stade Olympique, they beat Bulgaria 1–0, with Paddy Duncan scoring the team's first ever goal. As a result, they qualified for the quarter-finals where they lost to the Netherlands.[6][7] On 14 June 1924, the Irish Free State made their home debut against the United States, who had embarked on a brief European tour after competing in the same Summer Olympics. Ed Brookes scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 home win at Dalymount Park.[8]
The Irish Free State did not play their next game until 21 March 1926, an away game against Italy lost 3–0. In subsequent years, the status of the Olympic Games football competition was downgraded and as a result, this game is widely regarded as the Irish Free State's first official game. On 25 February 1934, the Irish Free State made their FIFA World Cup debut, drawing 4–4 with Belgium at Dalymount Park in a 1934 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Paddy Moore scored all four of the Free State's goals and became the first player ever to score four goals in a World Cup game.[9]
After 1936, they reverted to the designation "Football Association of Ireland" and began to refer to their team as Éire or "Ireland". During this entire period, there were two Irish international football teams, chosen by two rival Associations. Both Associations, the Northern Ireland-based IFA and the Irish Free State-based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and considered themselves entitled to select players from the entire island. At least 38 dual internationals were selected to represent both teams,[10] however the overwhelming majority of these were Southerners who also agreed to play for the IFA team, with only a bare handful "crossing the border" in the other direction.
A 2–0 win over England at Goodison Park on 21 September 1949 was the first time England suffered a home defeat by a team outside the Home Countries of Scotland, Wales and the Ireland team run by the Belfast-based Irish FA. FIFA eventually intervened when both teams entered 1950 World Cup qualification, the first time they had entered the same competition. Four players – Tom Aherne, Reg Ryan, Davy Walsh, Con Martin – actually played for the two different teams in the same FIFA World Cup tournament.[11] All four players concerned had been born in the Irish Free State and made their full international debut in FAI colours before agreeing to represent the IFA team. This may have alarmed the FAI, since they subsequently lobbied FIFA to prevent the IFA from picking Southern-born players (as well as attempting to exert pressure on the players themselves, sometimes through their clubs). FIFA's response was to restrict the eligibility of players on the basis of the (political) border, further ruling in 1953 that neither team could be referred to as Ireland in competitions which both teams were eligible to enter; i.e., initially the FIFA World Cup and subsequently the European Nations Cup (now the UEFA European Football Championship). FIFA decreed that the FAI team officially be called the Republic of Ireland while the IFA team was to be named Northern Ireland.[12]
In 1953, FIFA renamed the team from "Ireland" to "Republic of Ireland". The 1958 World Cup qualifiers saw the Republic of Ireland drawn with England. In their home game against England, Alf Ringstead put the hosts 1–0 up before John Atyeo equalised in the last minute to salvage a 1–1 draw for England. Under the rules of the day, a win for the Republic of Ireland would have meant a play-off with England for a place in the World Cup.[9]
After reaching the quarter-finals of the 1964 European Nations' Cup, the Republic of Ireland were drawn to face Spain and Syria in 1966 World Cup qualifying. Despite Syria's withdrawal, this was still considered a qualifying group with the Irish winning 1–0 at home and losing 4–1 away. This meant a play-off at the Parc des Princes in Paris, which Spain won 1–0[13] Eamon Dunphy made his Ireland debut in this game.[13] The play-off was originally scheduled to take place at Wembley Stadium in London, home to a large Irish diaspora, but the FAI agreed with the Royal Spanish Football Federation to have the match moved to Paris, where a large Spanish diaspora lived.[14] The FAI was criticised for this move to boost revenue from gate receipts.[13]
In 1965, the Republic of Ireland team made history when selecting Manchester United full-back Shay Brennan for the senior national team. This was the first instance of a player born outside the Republic being selected to play for the national team due to having an Irish parent. Since then, many of the Republic's most prominent players have been born in England, including Mark Lawrenson, David O'Leary, John Aldridge, Tony Cascarino and David Kelly. A number of players born in Scotland, including Ray Houghton, have since represented the Republic due to having Irish parentage. The selection rules were later relaxed to allow for the selection of players with an Irish grandparent.
In 1969, the FAI appointed Mick Meagan as the first permanent manager of the national side. His two years in charge were marked by exceptionally poor results, however with the team losing five out of six matches and gaining just one point in their 1970 World Cup qualification, and doing no better in the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifiers, leading to his dismissal. His replacement, Liam Tuohy, did a somewhat better in the 1974 qualification, and more importantly oversaw major improvements to the national team's training facilities and persuaded many English club sides to end their policies of not releasing Irish players for international games during the domestic season. Ultimately, however, the team still failed to qualify for the World Cup, and Tuohy resigned following a dispute over his wages. Johnny Giles became the side's first player-manager in the 1970s. This was followed by the debut of a young Liam Brady and results improved markedly.[15] The side missed out on the 1978 World Cup by two points, having defeated France at home during qualification. After a less than impressive performance at Euro 1980 qualifying, in which the team finished well behind group winners England and Northern Ireland,[16] Giles resigned, saying that he had taken the national side as far as he could.[17]
Eoin Hand took over as manager for the 1982 World Cup qualifiers, and once more the Republic of Ireland narrowly missed out on qualification, this time on goal difference behind France, whom they had defeated at home once more. Disappointing qualifying campaigns for both Euro 1984 and the 1986 World Cup followed, ending Hand's time in charge.
1986–1995: The golden generation
In 1986, the Republic of Ireland appointed Jack Charlton, a top rated English manager who had been part of England's World Cup-winning side of 1966. During the 1970s, he had developed Middlesbrough into a side which provided many players to the dominant Liverpool team of the time.
After taking charge of the Republic of Ireland, Charlton influenced changes in the national side which resulted in their most successful period of its history, qualifying for two World Cups and a European Championship.[18] Prominent players in this period included Paul McGrath, Packie Bonner, Niall Quinn, and the Liverpool trio of Ray Houghton, John Aldridge and Ronnie Whelan.
Ireland's first appearance at a major finals tournament came in Euro 1988. With Ireland's fixtures already complete, qualification was secured through Gary Mackay's 87th-minute goal in Sofia when Scotland beat Bulgaria 1–0; the Scottish win left Ireland top of the group.[19] In spite of the enforced absence of Liam Brady and Mark Lawrenson from their squad, in the finals in West Germany, Ireland shocked Europe by beating England 1–0 in Stuttgart with a header from Ray Houghton in their competitive debut;[20] drew 1–1 with the Soviet Union in Hannover, with Ronnie Whelan the scorer; and lost to eventual champions the Netherlands 1–0 in Gelsenkirchen, coming within seven minutes of a draw that would have meant a semi-final place.[21][22]
The Republic of Ireland's longest competitive winning streak was achieved in 1989 during the 1990 World Cup qualifying campaign. Five games against Spain, Northern Ireland,[16] Hungary and Malta twice, were all wins.[23] Subsequently, the side made it to the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Three draws in the group stage against England, Egypt and the Netherlands were enough to make the knockout stage. Virtually the entire country[citation needed] watched as they beat Romania on penalties, with Packie Bonner making a vital save and David O'Leary scoring the decisive spot-kick. Ireland were then beaten 1–0 by hosts Italy in the quarter-final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. During the tournament, the team had an audience with Pope John Paul II, the only team to do so.[24]
After missing out on Euro 1992 (despite being unbeaten in qualifying), the Republic of Ireland qualified for the 1994 World Cup, held in the United States, via a qualification group which again included Spain and Northern Ireland,[16] and ended with the Republic finishing above European champions Denmark by a very narrow margin (goals scored).[25] In their first match at the 1994 finals, they beat the previous World Cup hosts and third-place finishers, Italy, 1–0 in their opening game at Giants Stadium just outside New York City, but lost to Mexico 2–1 at the Citrus Bowl in the heat and humidity of Orlando, Florida. They ended the group stage with a 0–0 draw with Norway at Giants Stadium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. With these results, they made it to the second round, eventually losing 2–0 to the Netherlands in Orlando.
Ireland finished second behind Portugal in Euro 1996 qualifying's Group 6, but narrowly missed out on the Euro 1996 finals after losing 2–0 to the Netherlands in a play-off, played at Anfield between the two worst group runners-up, with Patrick Kluivert scoring both goals to send his team through.[13] It was Jack Charlton's final game as manager.[13]
1996–2007: Post Golden Generation and decline
Charlton was replaced by Mick McCarthy but Ireland still missed out on the next two major tournaments. Ireland just managed to finish second to Romania in their 1998 World Cup qualification campaign after Tony Cascarino scored a late goal to win the away match with Lithuania.[13] A play-off with Belgium followed, with the match at Lansdowne Road finishing in a 1–1 draw, the match in Belgium finishing 2–1 to the home team and substitute David Connolly being sent off in the latter, preventing Ireland from progressing to the 1998 World Cup.[26][13] FIFA awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award for 1997 to the Irish supporters "for their exemplary behaviour at Ireland team matches, especially the FIFA World Cup qualifying play-offs against Belgium".[27] Ireland's opponents in UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Group 8 were Yugoslavia, Croatia, Malta and North Macedonia.[13] North Macedonia scored a last-minute equaliser that denied Ireland top spot in the group; instead, they faced Turkey in a play-off to decide which team would participate in Euro 2000.[13] The match in Dublin finished in a 1–1 draw, although Turkey qualified through the away goals rule after a 0–0 draw, at the end of which Tony Cascarino became involved in a fight and retired from international football.[13][28]
Ireland took on both Portugal and the Netherlands in 2002 World Cup qualifiers in UEFA's Group 2, ending the group in second place with 24 points from 10 matches (seven victories and three draws).[13] Despite this unbeaten run, Ireland were drawn in a play-off with Iran. The match in Dublin finished in a 2–0 victory to Ireland with goals from Ian Harte (penalty) and Robbie Keane, while the match in Tehran, played in front of 100,000 spectators, finished in a 1–0 win for Iran.[13] McCarthy thus managed to lead Ireland to the 2002 World Cup final stages, though only for the team to lose inspirational captain Roy Keane due to the pair's infamous public spat in Saipan.[29] 1–1 draws with Cameroon and Germany were followed by a 3–0 victory over Saudi Arabia in Group E.[30][31][32] The Irish once again progressed to the knockout stage, only losing narrowly 3–2 on penalties to Spain in Suwon after Robbie Keane's last minute equalising penalty kick forced the game into extra time.[33]
After a poor start to qualifying for Euro 2004, McCarthy was replaced by Brian Kerr, but he too struggled to guide the side to the tournament or the subsequent 2006 World Cup in Germany, and was ultimately sacked in October 2005.[34][35] Kerr was replaced by Steve Staunton (assisted by Bobby Robson in the position of "international football consultant") in January 2006.[36] Under Staunton, results varied widely but the team still failed to qualify for Euro 2008 and Staunton lost the position in October 2007.[37] His reign included a humiliating 5–2 defeat to Cyprus during the qualifiers' Group D, one of the worst defeats in the team's history.[38]
2008–2019: Trapattoni & O'Neill spells in charge and Mick McCarthy's return
Giovanni Trapattoni was appointed manager in February 2008 following a spell with assistant coach Don Givens in charge.[39] Trapattoni went through all ten first round 2010 World Cup qualifying games unbeaten, winning four of the ten games.[40] Ireland lost out on a place in the finals, however, after a controversial, narrow loss to France in the play-offs. Ireland went down 1–0 in the first leg, and lost 2–1 on aggregate, with William Gallas scoring a controversial goal in extra time in the second leg after Thierry Henry had handled the ball before crossing for Gallas to score.[41] This followed another controversy over FIFA's last-minute decision to seed the play-off draw.[42]
In 2011, Ireland hosted and won the inaugural Nations Cup with wins against Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland without conceding a goal.[43]
In their Euro 2012 qualifying group, Ireland finished second, losing only the home fixture against Russia. They thus reached the play-offs and were drawn against Estonia, whom they beat 5–1 on aggregate. Euro 2012 was Ireland's first major tournament since 2002, but in Group C they lost all three matches, against Croatia, Spain and Italy. UEFA, however, announced a special award for the fans of the Irish team, who notably sang in the last few minutes against Spain, despite trailing 4–0.[44][45]
Ireland were drawn in Group C of UEFA's 2014 World Cup qualification alongside Germany, Sweden, Austria, the Faroe Islands and Kazakhstan.[46] On 12 October, Ireland suffered their largest ever competitive home defeat, 6–1 against Germany, at the Aviva Stadium. Ireland then lost against Sweden and Austria in early September 2013, effectively ending the qualification campaign, and Giovanni Trapattoni resigned as team manager the following day.[47] Noel King was appointed interim senior manager on 23 September 2013 following his resignation.
On 5 November 2013, the FAI announced that Martin O'Neill would be Trapattoni's replacement as manager, with former team captain Roy Keane as his assistant. They assumed their roles when the team met on 11 November where they won against Latvia 3–0 and drew against Poland 0–0.[48]
For the Euro 2016 qualification phase, the Republic of Ireland were drawn in Group D against Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Poland and Scotland.[49] The team played against Gibraltar for the first time, beating them 7–0, and achieved an away draw against World Cup champions, Germany, a few days later in October 2014.[50][51]
On 8 October 2015, the Republic of Ireland beat world champions Germany 1–0 in a Euro 2016 qualifier at the Aviva Stadium. Shane Long scored the game's only goal with an excellent finish[52] in the 70th minute, rewarding the Republic of Ireland's impressive defensive display.[53] The result, hailed as one of the Republic of Ireland's greatest,[54] guaranteed the Republic of Ireland a play-off place at least, with hopes of automatic qualification still a reality going into the final group game against Poland in Warsaw.[55] A win, or a draw of 2–2 or more,[55] would guarantee at least second place in the group and ensure automatic qualification[56] for the finals in France. The Republic of Ireland, however, lost 2–1,[57] thus entering them into the play-offs.[58]
The draw for the Euro 2016 Play-off was held in Nyon, Switzerland, on 18 October 2015.[59] Ireland were unseeded in the draw, meaning they could face one of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Sweden or Hungary.[60] Ireland were drawn against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the top seeded team in the play-off.[61] The only previous meeting between the teams resulted in a 1–0 win for the Republic of Ireland in a friendly in 2012, Shane Long scoring the game's only goal.[62] Owing to injuries and suspensions, Ireland had only the "B" squad available for the first leg of the play-off, played in Bilino Polje Stadium. A goal from Robbie Brady almost secured a victory for the Irish until Edin Džeko equalised 1–1 to end off the match. In the second leg played at the Aviva Stadium, Jonathan Walters scored two goals leading to a 2–0 victory for the Irish. In the end, Ireland won the play-off 3–1 on aggregate, qualifying them for Euro 2016.
At the tournament's final stages in France, Ireland were drawn into Group E against Italy, Belgium and Sweden. In their opener at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris, Wes Hoolahan scored the opener with a spectacular half-volley off a Séamus Coleman cross, but Sweden equalised after Ciaran Clark headed into his own net attempting to clear a cross from Zlatan Ibrahimović, leading to a 1–1 draw. At the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux against Belgium, the Belgians cruised to a 3–0 victory after two goals from Romelu Lukaku and one from Axel Witsel, leaving Ireland needing to win their final match against already qualified Italy to qualify for the knockout stage. Against Italy at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Lille, Ireland played strongly but were five minutes plus stoppage time away from elimination when Robbie Brady headed in Hoolahan's cross. The Republic held on to win 1–0, sending Ireland through as one of the four best third-place teams. On 26 June, Ireland played France in the round of 16 in Lyon.[63] Ireland took the lead in the match with an early penalty from Robbie Brady, but France went on to win 2–1 to advance to the quarter-finals.[64]
The 2018 World Cup qualification draw took place on 25 July 2015 when the team were drawn in Group D against Austria, Georgia, Moldova, Serbia and Wales.[65] Ireland started qualifying strongly with a hard-fought 2–2 draw away to Serbia preceding two impressive victories over Georgia and Moldova.
On 12 November 2016, Ireland beat Austria in Vienna to go top of the 2018 World Cup qualifying group. However, a run of three draws against Wales, Austria and Georgia followed by a devastating 1–0 loss at home to Serbia looked to have diminished any chances of the Republic of Ireland qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. The Republic of Ireland were soon back on form however after securing a 2–0 victory at home to Moldova thanks to a brace from Daryl Murphy.[66]
On 9 October 2017, Ireland defeated Wales 1–0 in Cardiff to qualify for the qualification play-offs after a James McClean goal fired Ireland to second place in the group.[67] They went on to play Denmark in the play-offs.[68]
In the first leg of the play-offs on 11 November, Ireland drew 0–0 against Denmark in Copenhagen.[69] In the second leg on 14 November in Dublin, Ireland lost 5–1 to Denmark after taking the lead in the game. Shane Duffy's early header looked to have given the Republic of Ireland hope in qualifying for their first World Cup since 2002, however, an Andreas Christensen goal, a Christian Eriksen hat-trick and a late Nicklas Bendtner penalty shattered Irish dreams.[70]
Ireland competed in the first UEFA Nations League from September to November in 2018 and went on to finish bottom of their group, picking up just two points in two 0–0 draws against Denmark and were relegated to League C for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.[71]
On 21 November 2018, Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane left their posts with the Ireland senior team following a run of poor results.[72][73]
The FAI confirmed on the weekend of 23 November 2018, Mick McCarthy's appointment as the Republic of Ireland manager after the 59-year-old agreed to return to the role following a meeting with chief executive John Delaney. McCarthy appointed Terry Connor as his assistant, who he had worked with at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Ipswich Town respectively. Ireland's record goalscorer Robbie Keane was announced as a member of the backroom team.[74] He started poorly with an unconvincing 1–0 win over Gibraltar after having previously beaten them 7–0 and 4–0 in the past.[75] However, a good performance against Georgia saw another 1–0 win thanks to a Conor Hourihane free kick.[76] The wins left them top of the group, a position they still held three matches later in mid-September 2019, with just three matches remaining. Ireland failed to automatically qualify and were placed into a semi-final play-off against Slovakia.[77]
2020–present: Stephen Kenny era
On 4 April 2020, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, McCarthy stood down as manager and was immediately replaced by Stephen Kenny.[78] On 3 September 2020, Ireland drew 1–1 away to Bulgaria in Kenny's first match as manager.[79] The following month, Ireland played its postponed Euro 2020 semi-final play-off match against Slovakia. The match finished 0–0 after extra time and a 4–2 penalty shootout defeat saw Slovakia progress to the play-off final.[80]
In March 2021, Ireland played two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers; losing 3–2 away to Serbia before losing at home 1–0 to Luxembourg.[81][82] Ireland would ultimately fail to qualify for the World Cup as they ended the campaign with a third-place finish in their group.[83][84]
On 8 June 2021, Chiedozie Ogbene became the first ever African-born player to represent the Republic of Ireland, when he made his debut in a 0–0 draw away to Hungary.[85]
Team image
Kits
Traditionally, the team has played in a home strip of green shirt, white shorts and green socks. The second strip is usually the reverse of these colours, although there have been exceptions, such as an orange shirt in the late 1990s. Squad numbers are either white with an orange trim, on the home shirts, or green with an orange trim. The FAI logo appears at the bottom of the numbering.
A limited edition grey shirt was used just once, in a match against Wales on 17 November 2007.[86] A black jersey with a green stripe across the chest was worn in the final game of the 2011 Nations Cup against Scotland and in a friendly against Italy in Liège, Belgium.[87][88]
The previous kit was supplied by Umbro since 1994. In March 2009, Umbro signed a deal with the FAI to keep them as kit suppliers to the team until 2020.[89] However New Balance became kit suppliers in August 2017. This deal only lasted 3 years before Umbro returned as kit suppliers in November 2020.[90]
Home stadium and other venues
Since the 1980s, most home matches have been played at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, the national rugby stadium owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU). The ground was closed for redevelopment in 2007, with the replacement ground, the Aviva Stadium, opening on 14 May 2010. The first football match in the Aviva was Manchester United against a League of Ireland XI side, managed by Damien Richardson, on 4 August 2010. Manchester United won the game 7–1, with Park Ji-Sung scoring the first ever goal in the Aviva Stadium.[91] Aviva Stadium is jointly owned by the IRFU and FAI, although it will return to solely IRFU ownership on expiry of the current 60-year lease.[92] The first football international played at Lansdowne Road by a FAI team was a friendly against Italy in 1971 (an IFA team first played in 1878 against England[93]); a 5–0 victory over San Marino in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D match on 15 November 2006 was the last game there before the reconstruction.[94] The all-seater capacity of Lansdowne Road prior to the renovation was 36,000, although higher attendances, using the standing only areas, were permitted for friendly matches. The Aviva Stadium's status as an all-seater increased capacity for competitive games to 51,700. The opening game at the Aviva Stadium, a controversial 1–0 friendly defeat to Argentina, was noted for Robbie Keane securing his membership in the FIFA Century Club and manager Giovanni Trapattoni's absence due to surgery, with assistant manager Marco Tardelli taking charge.[95][96]
With the announcement of the rebuilding of Lansdowne Road, a new venue was required to stage the Republic of Ireland's home internationals. The only stadium in Ireland deemed suitable to stage international football was the 84,500 capacity Croke Park, home of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). To accommodate this, the GAA temporarily relaxed its rule governing the playing of "foreign" games on its property. Initially, four UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D matches were played at Croke Park in 2007, resulting in two wins and two draws.[97] The GAA initially agreed to allow the FAI use until the end of 2008, and later extended the permission until the completion of Aviva Stadium. The Hill 16 end of Croke Park is a terrace, which means like Lansdowne Road before it, the capacity of the stadium was reduced to around 74,500 for competitive matches as temporary seating must be used.
Prior to the 1980s, the Republic of Ireland played most home games at Dalymount Park, home of Bohemians, but progressively more games were played at Lansdowne Road following a safety review which reduced Dalymount's capacity. The last international match played there was against Morocco in 1990. The Republic of Ireland have also played home matches in Tolka Park (twice) and the RDS Arena in Dublin as well at the Mardyke and Flower Lodge grounds in Cork. These games in Cork were, until 2009, the only two home Irish internationals played outside of Dublin. During the construction of the Aviva Stadium, two friendly games were played in Thomond Park, Limerick, in 2009.[98][99] Two further friendlies were played in the RDS Arena in May 2010.[100][101] Ireland played a friendly against Belarus in Cork's 7,000 capacity Turners Cross stadium in May 2016.[102]
Media coverage
Ireland matches currently broadcast by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) (qualifiers only), Sky Sports, and highlights on Virgin Media Television. Sky Sports shows most of Ireland's friendly matches, while RTÉ shows competitive games such as World Cup and European Championship qualifiers.[103][failed verification] RTÉ briefly lost its broadcast rights in 2002 when the FAI controversially sold them in a multi-million deal to Sky Sports, a subscription based satellite channel.[104] The decision was criticised by fans and politicians,[105][106] and the Consumers' Association of Ireland (CAI) described the FAI as "greedy".[107] The FAI was eventually forced to reverse its decision and to allow RTÉ to continue its broadcasts after the government intervened to stop the sale of important Irish sporting events to non-terrestrial television broadcasters.[108] RTÉ (for qualifiers)[109] and Eir Sport (for friendlies) will hold the rights until 2018.
Selection and nationality issues
The selection[110][111][112] of young players born in Northern Ireland, especially those who have already represented Northern Ireland at youth level, into Republic of Ireland national teams has been controversial,[113] as these players are able to claim Irish nationality even though born and brought up outside the Republic's territory. This has led to accusations of unfairness and predatory behaviour.[114][115] In Northern Ireland it is seen by Northern Ireland supporters as having the effect of dividing international football in their country along sectarian lines, whereby Nationalists will declare for the Republic of Ireland while Unionists continue to play for Northern Ireland.[116] It has also been argued that it is actually the sectarian divisions, which already existed in Northern Irish football, that are a factor in a number of players switching to the Republic.[117][118] Traditionally, those in Northern Ireland who identify as Irish, predominantly Catholics and nationalists, support the Republic of Ireland team.[119]
Fixtures and results
2022
26 March 2022 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 2–2 | Belgium | Dublin, Ireland |
Report | Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 48,808[120] Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland) |
29 March 2022 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Lithuania | Dublin, Ireland |
| Report | Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 30,686[121] Referee: Jonathan Lardot (Belgium) |
4 June 2022 2022-23 UEFA Nations League B | Armenia | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland | Yerevan, Armenia |
20:00 UTC+4 | Spertsyan 74' | Report | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
8 June 2022 2022-23 UEFA Nations League B | Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | Ukraine | Dublin, Ireland |
19:45 UTC+1 | Report |
| Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 40,111 Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia) |
11 June 2022 2022-23 UEFA Nations League B | Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Scotland | Dublin, Ireland |
17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 46,927 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy) |
14 June 2022 2022-23 UEFA Nations League B | Ukraine | 1–1 | Republic of Ireland | Łódź, Poland |
21:45 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Miejski ŁKS Attendance: 10,641 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey) |
24 September 2022 2022-23 UEFA Nations League B | Scotland | 2–1 | Republic of Ireland | Glasgow, Scotland |
19:45 UTC+1 | Report |
| Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 48,853 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
27 September 2022 2022-23 UEFA Nations League B | Republic of Ireland | 3–2 | Armenia | Dublin, Ireland |
19:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 41,719 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia) |
17 November 2022 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 1–2 | Norway | Dublin, Ireland |
19:45 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Aviva Stadium Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands) |
20 November 2022 Friendly | Malta | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland | Ta' Qali, Malta |
20:00 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus) |
2023
22 March 2023 Friendly | Republic of Ireland | v | Latvia | Dublin, Ireland |
19:45 UTC+1 | Stadium: Aviva Stadium |
27 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B | Republic of Ireland | v | France | Dublin, Ireland |
19:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Aviva Stadium |
16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B | Greece | v | Republic of Ireland | TBD, Greece |
21:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: TBD |
19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B | Republic of Ireland | v | Gibraltar | Dublin, Ireland |
19:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Aviva Stadium |
7 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B | France | v | Republic of Ireland | TBD, France |
20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: TBD |
10 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B | Republic of Ireland | v | Netherlands | Dublin, Ireland |
19:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Aviva Stadium |
13 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B | Republic of Ireland | v | Greece | Dublin, Ireland |
19:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Aviva Stadium |
16 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B | Gibraltar | v | Republic of Ireland | Faro, Portugal |
20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve |
18 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B | Netherlands | v | Republic of Ireland | TBD, Netherlands |
20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: TBD |
Coaching staff
The senior men's management team includes:[122]
Position | Name |
---|---|
Manager | Stephen Kenny |
Assistant manager | Keith Andrews |
Assistant manager | John Eustace |
Goalkeeping coach | Dean Kiely |
Coaching history
Between 1921 and 1969, a committee of selectors chose the team, on occasions a coach or team manager was appointed; Mick Meagan was the first manager to actually select the team.[123] Managers from the periods in which the national side was known as the Irish Free State or simply Ireland are obscure and many are not currently known, however it is known that Val Harris, Bill Lacey and Alex Stevenson managed the side.[124]
- As of 20 November 2022
Manager | Career | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Loss % | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doug Livingstone | 1951–1953 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Alex Stevenson | 1953–1955 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Johnny Carey | 1955–1967 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Reached quarter-final stage of 1964 European Nations' Cup |
Noel Cantwell | 1967 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Charlie Hurley | 1967–1969 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Mick Meagan | 1969–1971 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 26 | −19 | 0% | 75% | |
Liam Tuohy | 1971–1973 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 30% | 60% | |
Seán Thomas | 1973 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0% | Caretaker |
Johnny Giles | 1973–1980 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 36.1% | 38.9% | |
Alan Kelly, Sr. | 1980 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100% | 0% | Caretaker |
Eoin Hand | 1980–1985 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 28.2% | 48.7% | |
Jack Charlton | 1986–1996 | 93 | 46 | 30 | 17 | 127 | 63 | 64 | 50.5% | 18.3% | Qualified for Euro 1988, and World Cups 1990 and 1994 |
Mick McCarthy | 1996–2002 | 68 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 112 | 66 | 46 | 42.6% | 29.4% | Qualified for 2002 World Cup |
Don Givens | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | Caretaker |
Brian Kerr | 2003–2005 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 54.5% | 12.1% | |
Steve Staunton | 2006–2007 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 35.3% | 29.4% | |
Don Givens | 2007–08 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0% | 33.3% | Caretaker |
Giovanni Trapattoni | 2008–2013 | 64 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 86 | 64 | 22 | 40.6% | 25% | Qualified for Euro 2012 |
Noel King | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50% | 50% | Caretaker |
Martin O'Neill | 2013–2018 | 55 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 68 | 56 | 12 | 37.3% | 29.4% | Qualified for Euro 2016 |
Mick McCarthy | 2018−2020 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 50% | 10% | |
Stephen Kenny | 2020−present | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 25.8% | 38.7% |
Players
Current squad
The following players were up for the friendly fixtures against Norway and Malta on 17 & 20 November 2022.[125]
Caps and goals updated as of 20 November 2022 after the match against Malta.[126][127]
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad within the last 12 months.[128][129][130]
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Max O'Leary | 10 October 1996 | 0 | 0 | Bristol City | v. Armenia, 27 September 2022 |
GK | James Talbot | 24 April 1997 | 0 | 0 | Bohemians | v. Scotland, 11 June 2022INJ |
DF | Shane Duffy | 1 January 1992 | 55 | 7 | Fulham | v. Armenia, 27 September 2022 |
DF | Andrew Omobamidele | 23 June 2002 | 5 | 0 | Norwich City | v. Scotland, 24 September 2022INJ |
DF | Cyrus Christie | 30 September 1992 | 30 | 2 | Hull City | v. Ukraine, 14 June 2022 |
DF | Enda Stevens | 9 July 1990 | 25 | 0 | Sheffield United | v. Ukraine, 14 June 2022 |
DF | Ryan Manning | 14 June 1996 | 6 | 0 | Swansea City | v. Ukraine, 14 June 2022 |
DF | Jimmy Dunne | 19 October 1997 | 0 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | v. Ukraine, 14 June 2022 |
MF | Conor Hourihane | 2 February 1991 | 36 | 1 | Derby County | v. Armenia, 27 September 2022 |
MF | Jason Knight | 13 February 2001 | 17 | 1 | Derby County | v. Armenia, 27 September 2022 |
MF | Connor Ronan | 6 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v. Lithuania, 29 March 2022 |
FW | Scott Hogan | 13 April 1992 | 12 | 0 | Birmingham City | v. Norway, 17 November 2022INJ |
FW | Will Keane | 11 January 1993 | 4 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | v. Norway, 17 November 2022INJ |
FW | Troy Parrott | 4 February 2002 | 17 | 4 | Preston North End | v. Armenia, 27 September 2022 |
FW | CJ Hamilton | 23 March 1995 | 1 | 0 | Blackpool | v. Ukraine, 14 June 2022 |
FW | Festy Ebosele | 2 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | Udinese | v. Ukraine, 14 June 2022 |
INJ Withdrew from latest squad due to injury |
Player records
- As of 20 November 2022[131]
- Players in bold are still active with Ireland.
Most caps
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Robbie Keane | 146 | 68 | 1998–2016 |
2 | Shay Given | 134 | 0 | 1996–2016 |
3 | John O'Shea | 118 | 3 | 2001–2018 |
4 | Kevin Kilbane | 110 | 8 | 1997–2011 |
5 | Steve Staunton | 102 | 7 | 1988–2002 |
6 | Damien Duff | 100 | 8 | 1998–2012 |
7 | James McClean | 96 | 11 | 2012–present |
8 | Aiden McGeady | 93 | 5 | 2004–2017 |
9 | Niall Quinn | 91 | 21 | 1986–2002 |
Glenn Whelan | 91 | 2 | 2008–2019 |
Most goals
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Average | Career |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Robbie Keane (list) | 68 | 146 | 0.47 | 1998–2016 |
2. | Niall Quinn | 21 | 91 | 0.23 | 1986–2002 |
3. | Frank Stapleton | 20 | 71 | 0.28 | 1977–1990 |
4. | Don Givens | 19 | 56 | 0.34 | 1969–1981 |
John Aldridge | 19 | 69 | 0.28 | 1986–1997 | |
Tony Cascarino | 19 | 88 | 0.22 | 1985–2000 | |
7. | Shane Long | 17 | 88 | 0.20 | 2007–present |
8. | Noel Cantwell | 14 | 36 | 0.39 | 1953–1967 |
Jonathan Walters | 14 | 54 | 0.26 | 2010–2018 | |
Kevin Doyle | 14 | 63 | 0.22 | 2006–2017 |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
In the 1934 qualifiers, Paddy Moore (v. Belgium) became the first player anywhere to score 4 goals in a World Cup match. For the 1950 World Cup, after three qualified teams withdrew, FIFA invited the FAI to compete as a replacement, however they declined.[132] During qualification for the 1962 World Cup, it was the only qualifying tournament in which the team had a 0% record. During qualification for the 1966 World Cup, Ireland reached their first play-off against Spain. Goal difference did not count, so a play-off was contested at the Stade Colombes, Paris, and Ireland failed to progress. Ireland almost qualified but lost on goal difference to France in a tough and tight group. Fans lamented some controversial refereeing decisions.[133]
For the 1990 World Cup, Ireland reached the quarter finals of the tournament for the first time in their history. It was Ireland's first ever participation in a FIFA World Cup. Ireland played England in the first drawing 1–1.[134] Ireland drew the next two matches but ultimately qualified for the knockout stages where they played Romania. The match ended 0–0 and Ireland won on penalties 5–4 which sent Ireland into the quarter-final showdown against the tournament host Italy. There Ireland lost 1–0 via a Salvatore Schillaci goal in the 38th minute that sent the Irish out of the competition.
In 1994, Ireland participated in their second consecutive World Cup.[135] This time they were drawn with Mexico, Norway and Italy. Ireland won their first game against Italy which was the first time Ireland had won a World Cup match and their first ever victory over Italy with a notable goal from Ray Houghton. Ireland lost against Mexico in the second group match and drew with Norway but still made to the knockout phase where they faced the Netherlands. Ireland lost 2–0.
For the 1998 qualification campaign, Ireland scraped into the play-offs largely due to Tony Cascarino's seven goals in ten games. They lost in the play-off against Belgium, drawing 1–1 in the first leg then losing 2–1 in the second leg.[136] Although for next campaign Ireland were drawn with two big European nations, the Netherlands, Portugal. Ireland went the whole campaign unbeaten, beating the Netherlands 1–0 in the process; Jason McAteer scored the sole goal.[137]
At the start of the tournament, captain Roy Keane and manager Mick McCarthy where involved in a "bust up" and Keane was sent home. Despite this, McCarthy did not call up a replacement and continued with 22 players. Ireland drew in their first match against Cameroon and in their second match they drew again against the tournaments runner up Germany. In Ireland's final group match, they defeated Saudi Arabia, their second ever victory in a World Cup and progressed them to the round of 16. Ireland met Spain and lost in penalty shootout.[138]
With failure to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, Ireland reached a play-off against France for a place at the 2010 World Cup.[139]
France's Thierry Henry's handball stirred international controversy after the move set up William Gallas to score in extra-time of the second leg of the play-off; the referee did not notice and allowed the goal to stand, leading to widespread media controversy, protests at the French embassy in Dublin and comments from senior government officials from both countries.[140][141][142]
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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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 | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 3/23 | 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 matches | ||||
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Year | Round | Score | Result | Republic of Ireland scorers |
1990 | Group stage | Republic of Ireland 1–1 England | Draw | Kevin Sheedy 73' |
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Netherlands | Draw | Niall Quinn 71' | ||
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Egypt | Draw | — | ||
Round of 16 | Republic of Ireland 0–0 (5–4 p) Romania | Draw | — | |
Quarter-finals | Republic of Ireland 0–1 Italy | Loss | — | |
1994 | Group stage | Republic of Ireland 1–0 Italy | Win | Ray Houghton 11' |
Republic of Ireland 1–2 Mexico | Loss | John Aldridge 84' | ||
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Norway | Draw | — | ||
Round of 16 | Republic of Ireland 0–2 Netherlands | Loss | — | |
2002 | Group stage | Republic of Ireland 1–1 Cameroon | Draw | Matt Holland 52' |
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Germany | Draw | Robbie Keane 90+2' | ||
Republic of Ireland 3–0 Saudi Arabia | Win | Robbie Keane 7' Gary Breen 61' Damien Duff 87' | ||
Round of 16 | Republic of Ireland 1–1 (2–3 p) Spain | Draw | Robbie Keane 90' (pen.) |
UEFA European Championship
Ireland reached the quarter finals of the 1964 European Nations Cup.[143]
Ireland did not qualify for a European Championship until Euro 1988. On 12 June 1988 in Stuttgart, the Irish team took to the pitch in its first match at a major championship finals against England. Ray Houghton of Liverpool scored the only goal of the match as Ireland recorded a memorable and historic victory.[144] The game is fondly remembered in Irish folklore through the song "Joxer goes to Stuttgart" by Irish folk legend Christy Moore.[145] Ireland took on the former Soviet Union next and took the lead late in the first half via a spectacular volley from Liverpool's Ronnie Whelan. Unfortunately for both Whelan and Ireland the lead was cancelled out midway through the second half by Oleh Protasov as the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[146] In their final match, Ireland lost out to the Netherlands 1–0.
It was not until 2011 that Ireland clinched a place at another European Championship, qualifying for Euro 2012 with a 5–1 aggregate victory over Estonia.[147] At the tournament itself, however, Ireland lost all three of its matches and conceded nine goals, the nation's worst performance in a major tournament to date.[148]
Ireland qualified to Euro 2016 following a play-off victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.[149] In the group stages they drew 1–1 with Sweden, having initially taken the lead through a Wes Hoolahan strike, before being beaten 3–0 by Belgium in the following game. However, a 1–0 victory over Italy in their final game, courtesy of a late header from Robbie Brady, earned the side a spot in the round of 16, the first time the team had ever advanced from the group stage at a European Championship. In the round of 16, Ireland faced the hosts France and, after taking an early lead through a Brady penalty, were beaten 2–1.[150]
UEFA European Championship | UEFA European Championship qualifying record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | |
1960 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Preliminary round | ||||||||
1964 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | Quarter-finals | |||||||||
1968 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3/4 | |||||||||
1972 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 4/4 | |||||||||
1976 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2/4 | |||||||||
1980 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3/5 | |||||||||
1984 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 3/5 | |||||||||
1988[151] | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1/5 | |
1992 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2/4 | ||||||||
1996 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 2/6 Lost Play-off | |||||||||
2000 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2/5 Lost Play-off | |||||||||
2004 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3/5 | |||||||||
2008 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3/7 | |||||||||
2012[152] | Group Stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2/6 Won Play-off | |
2016 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 3/6 Won Play-off | |
2020 | Did not qualify | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3/5 Lost Play-off | ||||||||
2024 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | Round of 16 | 3/17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 130 | 53 | 41 | 36 | 190 | 141 |
UEFA Euro history | ||||
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Year | Round | Score | Result | Republic of Ireland scorers |
1988 | Round 1 | Republic of Ireland 1 – 0 England | Win | Ray Houghton 6' |
Round 1 | Republic of Ireland 1 – 1 Soviet Union | Draw | Ronnie Whelan 38' | |
Round 1 | Republic of Ireland 0 – 1 Netherlands | Loss | ||
2012 | Round 1 | Republic of Ireland 1 – 3 Croatia | Loss | Sean St Ledger 19' |
Round 1 | Spain 4 – 0 Republic of Ireland | Loss | ||
Round 1 | Italy 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland | Loss | ||
2016 | Round 1 | Republic of Ireland 1 – 1 Sweden | Draw | Wes Hoolahan 48' |
Round 1 | Belgium 3 – 0 Republic of Ireland | Loss | ||
Round 1 | Italy 0 – 1 Republic of Ireland | Win | Robbie Brady 85' | |
Round of 16 | France 2 – 1 Republic of Ireland | Loss | Robbie Brady 2' |
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||||
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Year | Division | Group | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
2018–19 | B | 4 | Group stage | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 23rd | |
2020–21 | B | 4 | Group stage | 3rd | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28th | |
2022–23 | B | 1 | Group stage | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 26th | |
2024–25 | B | To be determined | ||||||||||
Total | Group stage League B | 3/3 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 23rd |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Other tournaments
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924 Olympics | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1948 Olympics | 17th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1972 Brazil Independence Cup | 13th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
1984 Kirin Cup | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1986 Iceland Triangular Tournament | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
1992 U.S. Cup | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1996 U.S. Cup | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
2000 U.S. Cup | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
2004 Unity Cup | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2011 Celtic Nations Cup | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 29 |
Opponents
The team's head-to-head records against all 80 nations whom they have played to date ( 'B' internationals were played against Italy and West Germany in the past), including friendly internationals:[153] Three of these teams no longer exist (Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia), so Ireland have played against 80 of the 211 FIFA members: 52 UEFA, 8 CONMEBOL, 7 CAF, 6 CONCACAF, 6 AFC and 1 OFC members as of 9 June 2022.[154] The only UEFA members against whom Ireland have not played are Kosovo and Slovenia.
- As of 20 November 2022
Against | Region | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | First match | Last match |
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Albania | UEFA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 75% | 26 May 1992 | 7 June 2003 |
Algeria | CAF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50% | 28 April 1982 | 29 May 2010 |
Andorra | UEFA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 100% | 28 March 2001 | 3 June 2021 |
Argentina | CONMEBOL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0% | 13 May 1951 | 11 August 2010 |
Armenia | UEFA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 75% | 3 September 2010 | 27 September 2022 |
Azerbaijan | UEFA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50% | 4 September 2021 | 9 October 2021 |
Australia | AFC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 50% | 19 August 2003 | 12 August 2009 |
Austria | UEFA | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 18.75% | 7 May 1952 | 11 June 2017 |
Belarus | UEFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0% | 31 May 2016 | 31 May 2016 |
Belgium | UEFA | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 25% | 12 February 1928 | 26 March 2022 |
Bolivia | CONMEBOL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 66.67% | 24 May 1994 | 26 May 2007 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | UEFA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 66.67% | 26 May 2012 | 16 November 2015 |
Brazil | CONMEBOL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 16.67% | 5 May 1974 | 2 March 2010 |
Bulgaria | UEFA | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 30.77% | 28 May 1924 | 18 November 2020 |
Cameroon | CAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 June 2002 | 1 June 2002 |
Canada | CONCACAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% | 18 November 2003 | 18 November 2003 |
Chile | CONMEBOL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | 30 March 1960 | 24 May 2006 |
China | AFC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% | 3 June 1984 | 29 March 2005 |
Colombia | CONMEBOL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% | 29 May 2008 | 29 May 2008 |
Costa Rica | CONCACAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6 June 2014 | 6 June 2014 |
Croatia | UEFA | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 28.57% | 2 June 1996 | 10 June 2012 |
Cyprus | UEFA | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 80% | 26 March 1980 | 5 September 2009 |
Czech Republic | UEFA | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 25% | 5 June 1994 | 29 February 2012 |
Czechoslovakia | UEFA | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 33.33% | 18 May 1938 | 27 May 1986 |
Denmark | UEFA | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 27.78% | 3 October 1956 | 18 November 2019 |
Ecuador | CONMEBOL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50% | 18 June 1972 | 23 May 2007 |
Egypt | CAF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 17 June 1990 | 17 June 1990 |
England | UEFA | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 17.65% | 30 September 1946 | 12 November 2020 |
Estonia | UEFA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 80% | 3 June 1924 | 15 November 2011 |
Faroe Islands | UEFA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 100% | 13 October 2004 | 7 June 2013 |
Finland | UEFA | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 60% | 8 September 1949 | 14 October 2020 |
France | UEFA | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 23.53% | 23 May 1937 | 28 May 2018 |
Georgia | UEFA | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 81.82% | 29 March 2003 | 12 October 2019 |
Germany a | UEFA | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 30% | 8 May 1935 | 8 October 2015 |
Germany 'B' | UEFA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 50% | 1 March 1975 | 21 May 1981 |
Gibraltar | UEFA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 100% | 11 October 2014 | 10 June 2019 |
Greece | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0% | 26 April 2000 | 14 November 2012 |
Hungary | UEFA | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 16.67% | 15 December 1934 | 8 June 2021 |
Iceland | UEFA | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 62.5% | 12 August 1962 | 28 March 2017 |
Iran | AFC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.67% | 11 June 1972 | 15 November 2001 |
Israel | UEFA | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 20% | 4 April 1984 | 4 June 2005 |
Italy | UEFA | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 21.43% | 21 March 1926 | 22 June 2016 |
Italy 'B' | UEFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0% | 23 April 1927 | 23 April 1927 |
Jamaica | CONCACAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% | 2 June 2004 | 2 June 2004 |
Kazakhstan | UEFA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100% | 7 September 2012 | 15 October 2013 |
Latvia | UEFA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 100% | 9 September 1992 | 15 November 2013 |
Liechtenstein | UEFA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 75% | 12 October 1994 | 21 May 1997 |
Lithuania | UEFA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 80% | 16 June 1993 | 29 March 2022 |
Luxembourg | UEFA | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 85.71% | 9 May 1936 | 14 November 2021 |
North Macedonia | UEFA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 66.67% | 9 October 1996 | 4 June 2011 |
Malta | UEFA | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | +23 | 100% | 30 March 1983 | 20 November 2022 |
Mexico | CONCACAF | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 0% | 8 August 1984 | 2 June 2017 |
Moldova | UEFA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100% | 9 October 2016 | 6 October 2017 |
Montenegro | UEFA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 10 September 2008 | 14 October 2009 |
Morocco | CAF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% | 12 September 1990 | 12 September 1990 |
Netherlands | UEFA | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 31.82% | 2 June 1924 | 27 May 2016 |
New Zealand | OFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100% | 14 November 2019 | 14 November 2019 |
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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Republic of Ireland women s national football team Not to be confused with Northern Ireland national football team The Republic of Ireland national football team Irish Foireann peile naisiunta Phoblacht na hEireann represents the Republic of Ireland in men s international football It is governed by the Football Association of Ireland FAI Republic of IrelandNickname s The Boys in Green Irish Na buachailli i nglas AssociationFootball Association of Ireland FAI ConfederationUEFA Europe Head coachStephen Kenny 1 CaptainSeamus ColemanMost capsRobbie Keane 146 Top scorerRobbie Keane 68 Home stadiumAviva StadiumFIFA codeIRLFirst coloursSecond coloursFIFA rankingCurrent48 1 22 December 2022 2 Highest6 August 1993 Lowest70 June July 2014 First international Irish Free State 1 0 Bulgaria Colombes France 28 May 1924 Biggest win Republic of Ireland 8 0 Malta Dublin Ireland 16 November 1983 Biggest defeat Brazil 7 0 Republic of Ireland Uberlandia Brazil 27 May 1982 World CupAppearances3 first in 1990 Best resultQuarter finals 1990 European ChampionshipAppearances3 first in 1988 Best result5th place 1988 Websitefai ieThe team made their debut at the 1924 Summer Olympics reaching the quarter finals Between 1924 and 1936 the team competed as the Irish Free State and from then until 1950 it was referred to by the FAI as Eire or Ireland During the same period another Ireland team also existed this was overseen by the Irish Football Association IFA and had previously been the sole national team for the entire island of Ireland In 1953 FIFA decreed that for competitive matches in tournaments that both Irish teams could enter the FAI team would be officially called Republic of Ireland while the IFA team was to be named Northern Ireland Northern Ireland was allowed to keep using the title Ireland by FIFA in the British Home Championship which was discontinued in 1984 The Republic of Ireland was the first nation from outside the United Kingdom to defeat England at home in a fixture played at Goodison Park Liverpool in 1949 The team reached the quarter final stage of the 1964 European Nations Cup where they lost to the eventual champions Spain Under the guidance of Jack Charlton the team enjoyed their most successful era reaching their highest FIFA world ranking ever at sixth in August 1993 and qualifying for UEFA Euro 1988 in their first appearance at the UEFA European Championship reaching the quarter finals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in their first ever appearance at the finals as well as making the last 16 at the 1994 edition Charlton s successor Mick McCarthy lost out on the next two major tournaments but ultimately qualified for the 2002 World Cup making it to the last 16 repeating the feat at the UEFA Euro 2016 with manager Martin O Neill The team s home stadium is the Aviva Stadium in Dublin although some of their home games have been played in other stadiums across the country Their traditional colours are green shirts and white shorts The current head coach is Stephen Kenny and the captain is Seamus Coleman Contents 1 History 1 1 1920s 1980s 1 2 1986 1995 The golden generation 1 3 1996 2007 Post Golden Generation and decline 1 4 2008 2019 Trapattoni amp O Neill spells in charge and Mick McCarthy s return 1 5 2020 present Stephen Kenny era 2 Team image 2 1 Kits 2 2 Home stadium and other venues 2 3 Media coverage 2 4 Selection and nationality issues 3 Fixtures and results 3 1 2022 3 2 2023 4 Coaching staff 4 1 Coaching history 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Recent call ups 6 Player records 6 1 Most caps 6 2 Most goals 7 Competitive record 7 1 FIFA World Cup 7 2 UEFA European Championship 7 3 UEFA Nations League 7 4 Other tournaments 7 5 Opponents 8 Honours 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory Edit1920s 1980s Edit Between 1882 and 1924 Ireland was represented by a single national football team organised by the Belfast based Irish Football Association IFA In 1920 Ireland was partitioned into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State the latter in turn becoming Eire or Ireland after adopting a new Constitution in 1937 followed by declaring itself a republic in 1949 Following the initial political upheavals surrounding Partition a Dublin based organisation calling itself the Football Association of the Irish Free State FAIFS split from the IFA in 1921 and began organising its own league and national football team 4 In 1923 the FAIFS was recognised by FIFA as the governing body of football in the Irish Free State 5 and at the 1924 Summer Olympics the Irish Free State made their international debut On 28 May at the Stade Olympique they beat Bulgaria 1 0 with Paddy Duncan scoring the team s first ever goal As a result they qualified for the quarter finals where they lost to the Netherlands 6 7 On 14 June 1924 the Irish Free State made their home debut against the United States who had embarked on a brief European tour after competing in the same Summer Olympics Ed Brookes scored a hat trick in a 3 1 home win at Dalymount Park 8 The Irish Free State did not play their next game until 21 March 1926 an away game against Italy lost 3 0 In subsequent years the status of the Olympic Games football competition was downgraded and as a result this game is widely regarded as the Irish Free State s first official game On 25 February 1934 the Irish Free State made their FIFA World Cup debut drawing 4 4 with Belgium at Dalymount Park in a 1934 FIFA World Cup qualifier Paddy Moore scored all four of the Free State s goals and became the first player ever to score four goals in a World Cup game 9 After 1936 they reverted to the designation Football Association of Ireland and began to refer to their team as Eire or Ireland During this entire period there were two Irish international football teams chosen by two rival Associations Both Associations the Northern Ireland based IFA and the Irish Free State based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and considered themselves entitled to select players from the entire island At least 38 dual internationals were selected to represent both teams 10 however the overwhelming majority of these were Southerners who also agreed to play for the IFA team with only a bare handful crossing the border in the other direction A 2 0 win over England at Goodison Park on 21 September 1949 was the first time England suffered a home defeat by a team outside the Home Countries of Scotland Wales and the Ireland team run by the Belfast based Irish FA FIFA eventually intervened when both teams entered 1950 World Cup qualification the first time they had entered the same competition Four players Tom Aherne Reg Ryan Davy Walsh Con Martin actually played for the two different teams in the same FIFA World Cup tournament 11 All four players concerned had been born in the Irish Free State and made their full international debut in FAI colours before agreeing to represent the IFA team This may have alarmed the FAI since they subsequently lobbied FIFA to prevent the IFA from picking Southern born players as well as attempting to exert pressure on the players themselves sometimes through their clubs FIFA s response was to restrict the eligibility of players on the basis of the political border further ruling in 1953 that neither team could be referred to as Ireland in competitions which both teams were eligible to enter i e initially the FIFA World Cup and subsequently the European Nations Cup now the UEFA European Football Championship FIFA decreed that the FAI team officially be called the Republic of Ireland while the IFA team was to be named Northern Ireland 12 The Republic of Ireland national team had a match at Malmo Stadion against Sweden in May 1960 players of the team from left to right standing Seamus Dunne Noel Dwyer Charlie Hurley Michael McGrath Pat Saward crouched Joe Haverty George Cummins Dermot Curtis Ronnie Nolan Ambrose Amby Fogarty and Fionan Paddy Fagan In 1953 FIFA renamed the team from Ireland to Republic of Ireland The 1958 World Cup qualifiers saw the Republic of Ireland drawn with England In their home game against England Alf Ringstead put the hosts 1 0 up before John Atyeo equalised in the last minute to salvage a 1 1 draw for England Under the rules of the day a win for the Republic of Ireland would have meant a play off with England for a place in the World Cup 9 After reaching the quarter finals of the 1964 European Nations Cup the Republic of Ireland were drawn to face Spain and Syria in 1966 World Cup qualifying Despite Syria s withdrawal this was still considered a qualifying group with the Irish winning 1 0 at home and losing 4 1 away This meant a play off at the Parc des Princes in Paris which Spain won 1 0 13 Eamon Dunphy made his Ireland debut in this game 13 The play off was originally scheduled to take place at Wembley Stadium in London home to a large Irish diaspora but the FAI agreed with the Royal Spanish Football Federation to have the match moved to Paris where a large Spanish diaspora lived 14 The FAI was criticised for this move to boost revenue from gate receipts 13 In 1965 the Republic of Ireland team made history when selecting Manchester United full back Shay Brennan for the senior national team This was the first instance of a player born outside the Republic being selected to play for the national team due to having an Irish parent Since then many of the Republic s most prominent players have been born in England including Mark Lawrenson David O Leary John Aldridge Tony Cascarino and David Kelly A number of players born in Scotland including Ray Houghton have since represented the Republic due to having Irish parentage The selection rules were later relaxed to allow for the selection of players with an Irish grandparent In 1969 the FAI appointed Mick Meagan as the first permanent manager of the national side His two years in charge were marked by exceptionally poor results however with the team losing five out of six matches and gaining just one point in their 1970 World Cup qualification and doing no better in the UEFA Euro 1972 qualifiers leading to his dismissal His replacement Liam Tuohy did a somewhat better in the 1974 qualification and more importantly oversaw major improvements to the national team s training facilities and persuaded many English club sides to end their policies of not releasing Irish players for international games during the domestic season Ultimately however the team still failed to qualify for the World Cup and Tuohy resigned following a dispute over his wages Johnny Giles became the side s first player manager in the 1970s This was followed by the debut of a young Liam Brady and results improved markedly 15 The side missed out on the 1978 World Cup by two points having defeated France at home during qualification After a less than impressive performance at Euro 1980 qualifying in which the team finished well behind group winners England and Northern Ireland 16 Giles resigned saying that he had taken the national side as far as he could 17 Eoin Hand took over as manager for the 1982 World Cup qualifiers and once more the Republic of Ireland narrowly missed out on qualification this time on goal difference behind France whom they had defeated at home once more Disappointing qualifying campaigns for both Euro 1984 and the 1986 World Cup followed ending Hand s time in charge 1986 1995 The golden generation Edit In 1986 the Republic of Ireland appointed Jack Charlton a top rated English manager who had been part of England s World Cup winning side of 1966 During the 1970s he had developed Middlesbrough into a side which provided many players to the dominant Liverpool team of the time Republic of Ireland playing the Netherlands at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando Florida where they lost 2 0 in the Round of 16 of the 1994 World Cup After taking charge of the Republic of Ireland Charlton influenced changes in the national side which resulted in their most successful period of its history qualifying for two World Cups and a European Championship 18 Prominent players in this period included Paul McGrath Packie Bonner Niall Quinn and the Liverpool trio of Ray Houghton John Aldridge and Ronnie Whelan Ireland s first appearance at a major finals tournament came in Euro 1988 With Ireland s fixtures already complete qualification was secured through Gary Mackay s 87th minute goal in Sofia when Scotland beat Bulgaria 1 0 the Scottish win left Ireland top of the group 19 In spite of the enforced absence of Liam Brady and Mark Lawrenson from their squad in the finals in West Germany Ireland shocked Europe by beating England 1 0 in Stuttgart with a header from Ray Houghton in their competitive debut 20 drew 1 1 with the Soviet Union in Hannover with Ronnie Whelan the scorer and lost to eventual champions the Netherlands 1 0 in Gelsenkirchen coming within seven minutes of a draw that would have meant a semi final place 21 22 The Republic of Ireland s longest competitive winning streak was achieved in 1989 during the 1990 World Cup qualifying campaign Five games against Spain Northern Ireland 16 Hungary and Malta twice were all wins 23 Subsequently the side made it to the 1990 World Cup in Italy Three draws in the group stage against England Egypt and the Netherlands were enough to make the knockout stage Virtually the entire country citation needed watched as they beat Romania on penalties with Packie Bonner making a vital save and David O Leary scoring the decisive spot kick Ireland were then beaten 1 0 by hosts Italy in the quarter final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome During the tournament the team had an audience with Pope John Paul II the only team to do so 24 After missing out on Euro 1992 despite being unbeaten in qualifying the Republic of Ireland qualified for the 1994 World Cup held in the United States via a qualification group which again included Spain and Northern Ireland 16 and ended with the Republic finishing above European champions Denmark by a very narrow margin goals scored 25 In their first match at the 1994 finals they beat the previous World Cup hosts and third place finishers Italy 1 0 in their opening game at Giants Stadium just outside New York City but lost to Mexico 2 1 at the Citrus Bowl in the heat and humidity of Orlando Florida They ended the group stage with a 0 0 draw with Norway at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford New Jersey With these results they made it to the second round eventually losing 2 0 to the Netherlands in Orlando Ireland finished second behind Portugal in Euro 1996 qualifying s Group 6 but narrowly missed out on the Euro 1996 finals after losing 2 0 to the Netherlands in a play off played at Anfield between the two worst group runners up with Patrick Kluivert scoring both goals to send his team through 13 It was Jack Charlton s final game as manager 13 1996 2007 Post Golden Generation and decline Edit Charlton was replaced by Mick McCarthy but Ireland still missed out on the next two major tournaments Ireland just managed to finish second to Romania in their 1998 World Cup qualification campaign after Tony Cascarino scored a late goal to win the away match with Lithuania 13 A play off with Belgium followed with the match at Lansdowne Road finishing in a 1 1 draw the match in Belgium finishing 2 1 to the home team and substitute David Connolly being sent off in the latter preventing Ireland from progressing to the 1998 World Cup 26 13 FIFA awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award for 1997 to the Irish supporters for their exemplary behaviour at Ireland team matches especially the FIFA World Cup qualifying play offs against Belgium 27 Ireland s opponents in UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Group 8 were Yugoslavia Croatia Malta and North Macedonia 13 North Macedonia scored a last minute equaliser that denied Ireland top spot in the group instead they faced Turkey in a play off to decide which team would participate in Euro 2000 13 The match in Dublin finished in a 1 1 draw although Turkey qualified through the away goals rule after a 0 0 draw at the end of which Tony Cascarino became involved in a fight and retired from international football 13 28 Ireland took on both Portugal and the Netherlands in 2002 World Cup qualifiers in UEFA s Group 2 ending the group in second place with 24 points from 10 matches seven victories and three draws 13 Despite this unbeaten run Ireland were drawn in a play off with Iran The match in Dublin finished in a 2 0 victory to Ireland with goals from Ian Harte penalty and Robbie Keane while the match in Tehran played in front of 100 000 spectators finished in a 1 0 win for Iran 13 McCarthy thus managed to lead Ireland to the 2002 World Cup final stages though only for the team to lose inspirational captain Roy Keane due to the pair s infamous public spat in Saipan 29 1 1 draws with Cameroon and Germany were followed by a 3 0 victory over Saudi Arabia in Group E 30 31 32 The Irish once again progressed to the knockout stage only losing narrowly 3 2 on penalties to Spain in Suwon after Robbie Keane s last minute equalising penalty kick forced the game into extra time 33 After a poor start to qualifying for Euro 2004 McCarthy was replaced by Brian Kerr but he too struggled to guide the side to the tournament or the subsequent 2006 World Cup in Germany and was ultimately sacked in October 2005 34 35 Kerr was replaced by Steve Staunton assisted by Bobby Robson in the position of international football consultant in January 2006 36 Under Staunton results varied widely but the team still failed to qualify for Euro 2008 and Staunton lost the position in October 2007 37 His reign included a humiliating 5 2 defeat to Cyprus during the qualifiers Group D one of the worst defeats in the team s history 38 2008 2019 Trapattoni amp O Neill spells in charge and Mick McCarthy s return Edit The Ireland players celebrating qualification for UEFA Euro 2012 Giovanni Trapattoni was appointed manager in February 2008 following a spell with assistant coach Don Givens in charge 39 Trapattoni went through all ten first round 2010 World Cup qualifying games unbeaten winning four of the ten games 40 Ireland lost out on a place in the finals however after a controversial narrow loss to France in the play offs Ireland went down 1 0 in the first leg and lost 2 1 on aggregate with William Gallas scoring a controversial goal in extra time in the second leg after Thierry Henry had handled the ball before crossing for Gallas to score 41 This followed another controversy over FIFA s last minute decision to seed the play off draw 42 In 2011 Ireland hosted and won the inaugural Nations Cup with wins against Wales Northern Ireland and Scotland without conceding a goal 43 In their Euro 2012 qualifying group Ireland finished second losing only the home fixture against Russia They thus reached the play offs and were drawn against Estonia whom they beat 5 1 on aggregate Euro 2012 was Ireland s first major tournament since 2002 but in Group C they lost all three matches against Croatia Spain and Italy UEFA however announced a special award for the fans of the Irish team who notably sang in the last few minutes against Spain despite trailing 4 0 44 45 Irish team in September 2013 Ireland were drawn in Group C of UEFA s 2014 World Cup qualification alongside Germany Sweden Austria the Faroe Islands and Kazakhstan 46 On 12 October Ireland suffered their largest ever competitive home defeat 6 1 against Germany at the Aviva Stadium Ireland then lost against Sweden and Austria in early September 2013 effectively ending the qualification campaign and Giovanni Trapattoni resigned as team manager the following day 47 Noel King was appointed interim senior manager on 23 September 2013 following his resignation On 5 November 2013 the FAI announced that Martin O Neill would be Trapattoni s replacement as manager with former team captain Roy Keane as his assistant They assumed their roles when the team met on 11 November where they won against Latvia 3 0 and drew against Poland 0 0 48 For the Euro 2016 qualification phase the Republic of Ireland were drawn in Group D against Georgia Germany Gibraltar Poland and Scotland 49 The team played against Gibraltar for the first time beating them 7 0 and achieved an away draw against World Cup champions Germany a few days later in October 2014 50 51 On 8 October 2015 the Republic of Ireland beat world champions Germany 1 0 in a Euro 2016 qualifier at the Aviva Stadium Shane Long scored the game s only goal with an excellent finish 52 in the 70th minute rewarding the Republic of Ireland s impressive defensive display 53 The result hailed as one of the Republic of Ireland s greatest 54 guaranteed the Republic of Ireland a play off place at least with hopes of automatic qualification still a reality going into the final group game against Poland in Warsaw 55 A win or a draw of 2 2 or more 55 would guarantee at least second place in the group and ensure automatic qualification 56 for the finals in France The Republic of Ireland however lost 2 1 57 thus entering them into the play offs 58 The draw for the Euro 2016 Play off was held in Nyon Switzerland on 18 October 2015 59 Ireland were unseeded in the draw meaning they could face one of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ukraine Sweden or Hungary 60 Ireland were drawn against Bosnia and Herzegovina the top seeded team in the play off 61 The only previous meeting between the teams resulted in a 1 0 win for the Republic of Ireland in a friendly in 2012 Shane Long scoring the game s only goal 62 Owing to injuries and suspensions Ireland had only the B squad available for the first leg of the play off played in Bilino Polje Stadium A goal from Robbie Brady almost secured a victory for the Irish until Edin Dzeko equalised 1 1 to end off the match In the second leg played at the Aviva Stadium Jonathan Walters scored two goals leading to a 2 0 victory for the Irish In the end Ireland won the play off 3 1 on aggregate qualifying them for Euro 2016 At the tournament s final stages in France Ireland were drawn into Group E against Italy Belgium and Sweden In their opener at the Stade de France in Saint Denis Paris Wes Hoolahan scored the opener with a spectacular half volley off a Seamus Coleman cross but Sweden equalised after Ciaran Clark headed into his own net attempting to clear a cross from Zlatan Ibrahimovic leading to a 1 1 draw At the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux against Belgium the Belgians cruised to a 3 0 victory after two goals from Romelu Lukaku and one from Axel Witsel leaving Ireland needing to win their final match against already qualified Italy to qualify for the knockout stage Against Italy at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Villeneuve d Ascq Lille Ireland played strongly but were five minutes plus stoppage time away from elimination when Robbie Brady headed in Hoolahan s cross The Republic held on to win 1 0 sending Ireland through as one of the four best third place teams On 26 June Ireland played France in the round of 16 in Lyon 63 Ireland took the lead in the match with an early penalty from Robbie Brady but France went on to win 2 1 to advance to the quarter finals 64 The 2018 World Cup qualification draw took place on 25 July 2015 when the team were drawn in Group D against Austria Georgia Moldova Serbia and Wales 65 Ireland started qualifying strongly with a hard fought 2 2 draw away to Serbia preceding two impressive victories over Georgia and Moldova On 12 November 2016 Ireland beat Austria in Vienna to go top of the 2018 World Cup qualifying group However a run of three draws against Wales Austria and Georgia followed by a devastating 1 0 loss at home to Serbia looked to have diminished any chances of the Republic of Ireland qualifying for the 2018 World Cup The Republic of Ireland were soon back on form however after securing a 2 0 victory at home to Moldova thanks to a brace from Daryl Murphy 66 On 9 October 2017 Ireland defeated Wales 1 0 in Cardiff to qualify for the qualification play offs after a James McClean goal fired Ireland to second place in the group 67 They went on to play Denmark in the play offs 68 In the first leg of the play offs on 11 November Ireland drew 0 0 against Denmark in Copenhagen 69 In the second leg on 14 November in Dublin Ireland lost 5 1 to Denmark after taking the lead in the game Shane Duffy s early header looked to have given the Republic of Ireland hope in qualifying for their first World Cup since 2002 however an Andreas Christensen goal a Christian Eriksen hat trick and a late Nicklas Bendtner penalty shattered Irish dreams 70 Ireland competed in the first UEFA Nations League from September to November in 2018 and went on to finish bottom of their group picking up just two points in two 0 0 draws against Denmark and were relegated to League C for the 2020 21 UEFA Nations League 71 On 21 November 2018 Martin O Neill and Roy Keane left their posts with the Ireland senior team following a run of poor results 72 73 The FAI confirmed on the weekend of 23 November 2018 Mick McCarthy s appointment as the Republic of Ireland manager after the 59 year old agreed to return to the role following a meeting with chief executive John Delaney McCarthy appointed Terry Connor as his assistant who he had worked with at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Ipswich Town respectively Ireland s record goalscorer Robbie Keane was announced as a member of the backroom team 74 He started poorly with an unconvincing 1 0 win over Gibraltar after having previously beaten them 7 0 and 4 0 in the past 75 However a good performance against Georgia saw another 1 0 win thanks to a Conor Hourihane free kick 76 The wins left them top of the group a position they still held three matches later in mid September 2019 with just three matches remaining Ireland failed to automatically qualify and were placed into a semi final play off against Slovakia 77 2020 present Stephen Kenny era Edit On 4 April 2020 amid the global COVID 19 pandemic McCarthy stood down as manager and was immediately replaced by Stephen Kenny 78 On 3 September 2020 Ireland drew 1 1 away to Bulgaria in Kenny s first match as manager 79 The following month Ireland played its postponed Euro 2020 semi final play off match against Slovakia The match finished 0 0 after extra time and a 4 2 penalty shootout defeat saw Slovakia progress to the play off final 80 In March 2021 Ireland played two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers losing 3 2 away to Serbia before losing at home 1 0 to Luxembourg 81 82 Ireland would ultimately fail to qualify for the World Cup as they ended the campaign with a third place finish in their group 83 84 On 8 June 2021 Chiedozie Ogbene became the first ever African born player to represent the Republic of Ireland when he made his debut in a 0 0 draw away to Hungary 85 Team image EditKits Edit Ireland players L R Robbie Keane Liam Lawrence Keith Andrews and Keith Fahey in a 2010 friendly against Algeria Traditionally the team has played in a home strip of green shirt white shorts and green socks The second strip is usually the reverse of these colours although there have been exceptions such as an orange shirt in the late 1990s Squad numbers are either white with an orange trim on the home shirts or green with an orange trim The FAI logo appears at the bottom of the numbering A limited edition grey shirt was used just once in a match against Wales on 17 November 2007 86 A black jersey with a green stripe across the chest was worn in the final game of the 2011 Nations Cup against Scotland and in a friendly against Italy in Liege Belgium 87 88 The previous kit was supplied by Umbro since 1994 In March 2009 Umbro signed a deal with the FAI to keep them as kit suppliers to the team until 2020 89 However New Balance became kit suppliers in August 2017 This deal only lasted 3 years before Umbro returned as kit suppliers in November 2020 90 Home stadium and other venues Edit Aviva Stadium Since the 1980s most home matches have been played at Lansdowne Road Dublin the national rugby stadium owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union IRFU The ground was closed for redevelopment in 2007 with the replacement ground the Aviva Stadium opening on 14 May 2010 The first football match in the Aviva was Manchester United against a League of Ireland XI side managed by Damien Richardson on 4 August 2010 Manchester United won the game 7 1 with Park Ji Sung scoring the first ever goal in the Aviva Stadium 91 Aviva Stadium is jointly owned by the IRFU and FAI although it will return to solely IRFU ownership on expiry of the current 60 year lease 92 The first football international played at Lansdowne Road by a FAI team was a friendly against Italy in 1971 an IFA team first played in 1878 against England 93 a 5 0 victory over San Marino in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D match on 15 November 2006 was the last game there before the reconstruction 94 The all seater capacity of Lansdowne Road prior to the renovation was 36 000 although higher attendances using the standing only areas were permitted for friendly matches The Aviva Stadium s status as an all seater increased capacity for competitive games to 51 700 The opening game at the Aviva Stadium a controversial 1 0 friendly defeat to Argentina was noted for Robbie Keane securing his membership in the FIFA Century Club and manager Giovanni Trapattoni s absence due to surgery with assistant manager Marco Tardelli taking charge 95 96 Croke Park the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association has been used for Irish matches With the announcement of the rebuilding of Lansdowne Road a new venue was required to stage the Republic of Ireland s home internationals The only stadium in Ireland deemed suitable to stage international football was the 84 500 capacity Croke Park home of the Gaelic Athletic Association GAA To accommodate this the GAA temporarily relaxed its rule governing the playing of foreign games on its property Initially four UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D matches were played at Croke Park in 2007 resulting in two wins and two draws 97 The GAA initially agreed to allow the FAI use until the end of 2008 and later extended the permission until the completion of Aviva Stadium The Hill 16 end of Croke Park is a terrace which means like Lansdowne Road before it the capacity of the stadium was reduced to around 74 500 for competitive matches as temporary seating must be used Prior to the 1980s the Republic of Ireland played most home games at Dalymount Park home of Bohemians but progressively more games were played at Lansdowne Road following a safety review which reduced Dalymount s capacity The last international match played there was against Morocco in 1990 The Republic of Ireland have also played home matches in Tolka Park twice and the RDS Arena in Dublin as well at the Mardyke and Flower Lodge grounds in Cork These games in Cork were until 2009 the only two home Irish internationals played outside of Dublin During the construction of the Aviva Stadium two friendly games were played in Thomond Park Limerick in 2009 98 99 Two further friendlies were played in the RDS Arena in May 2010 100 101 Ireland played a friendly against Belarus in Cork s 7 000 capacity Turners Cross stadium in May 2016 102 Media coverage Edit Ireland matches currently broadcast by Raidio Teilifis Eireann RTE qualifiers only Sky Sports and highlights on Virgin Media Television Sky Sports shows most of Ireland s friendly matches while RTE shows competitive games such as World Cup and European Championship qualifiers 103 failed verification RTE briefly lost its broadcast rights in 2002 when the FAI controversially sold them in a multi million deal to Sky Sports a subscription based satellite channel 104 The decision was criticised by fans and politicians 105 106 and the Consumers Association of Ireland CAI described the FAI as greedy 107 The FAI was eventually forced to reverse its decision and to allow RTE to continue its broadcasts after the government intervened to stop the sale of important Irish sporting events to non terrestrial television broadcasters 108 RTE for qualifiers 109 and Eir Sport for friendlies will hold the rights until 2018 Selection and nationality issues Edit The selection 110 111 112 of young players born in Northern Ireland especially those who have already represented Northern Ireland at youth level into Republic of Ireland national teams has been controversial 113 as these players are able to claim Irish nationality even though born and brought up outside the Republic s territory This has led to accusations of unfairness and predatory behaviour 114 115 In Northern Ireland it is seen by Northern Ireland supporters as having the effect of dividing international football in their country along sectarian lines whereby Nationalists will declare for the Republic of Ireland while Unionists continue to play for Northern Ireland 116 It has also been argued that it is actually the sectarian divisions which already existed in Northern Irish football that are a factor in a number of players switching to the Republic 117 118 Traditionally those in Northern Ireland who identify as Irish predominantly Catholics and nationalists support the Republic of Ireland team 119 Fixtures and results EditSee also Republic of Ireland national football team 2020s results 2022 Edit Republic of Ireland v Belgium 26 March 2022 2022 03 26 FriendlyRepublic of Ireland 2 2 BelgiumDublin IrelandOgbene 35 Browne 85 Report Batshuayi 12 Vanaken 58 Stadium Aviva Stadium Attendance 48 808 120 Referee Nick Walsh Scotland Republic of Ireland v Lithuania 29 March 2022 2022 03 29 FriendlyRepublic of Ireland 1 0 LithuaniaDublin IrelandParrott 90 7 Report Stadium Aviva Stadium Attendance 30 686 121 Referee Jonathan Lardot Belgium Armenia v Republic of Ireland 4 June 2022 2022 06 04 2022 23 UEFA Nations League BArmenia 1 0 Republic of IrelandYerevan Armenia20 00 UTC 4 Spertsyan 74 Report Stadium Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance 10 600Referee Radu Petrescu Romania Republic of Ireland v Ukraine 8 June 2022 2022 06 08 2022 23 UEFA Nations League BRepublic of Ireland 0 1 UkraineDublin Ireland19 45 UTC 1 Report Tsyhankov 47 Stadium Aviva Stadium Attendance 40 111Referee Filip Glova Slovakia Republic of Ireland v Scotland 11 June 2022 2022 06 11 2022 23 UEFA Nations League BRepublic of Ireland 3 0 ScotlandDublin Ireland17 00 UTC 1 Browne 20 Parrott 28 Obafemi 51 Report Stadium Aviva Stadium Attendance 46 927Referee Marco Di Bello Italy Ukraine v Republic of Ireland 14 June 2022 2022 06 14 2022 23 UEFA Nations League BUkraine 1 1 Republic of IrelandLodz Poland21 45 UTC 3 Dovbyk 47 Report Collins 31 Stadium Stadion Miejski LKS Attendance 10 641Referee Ali Palabiyik Turkey Scotland v Republic of Ireland 24 September 2022 2022 09 24 2022 23 UEFA Nations League BScotland 2 1 Republic of IrelandGlasgow Scotland19 45 UTC 1 Hendry 50 Christie 82 pen Report Egan 18 Stadium Hampden Park Attendance 48 853Referee Sandro Scharer Switzerland Republic of Ireland v Armenia 27 September 2022 2022 09 27 2022 23 UEFA Nations League BRepublic of Ireland 3 2 ArmeniaDublin Ireland19 45 UTC 1 Egan 18 Obafemi 52 Brady 90 1 pen Report Dashyan 71 Spertsyan 73 Stadium Aviva Stadium Attendance 41 719Referee Rade Obrenovic Slovenia Republic of Ireland v Norway 17 November 2022 2022 11 17 FriendlyRepublic of Ireland 1 2 NorwayDublin Ireland19 45 UTC 1 Browne 69 Report Ostigard 40 Omoijuanfo 85 Stadium Aviva Stadium Referee Allard Lindhout Netherlands Malta v Republic of Ireland 20 November 2022 2022 11 20 FriendlyMalta 0 1 Republic of IrelandTa Qali Malta20 00 UTC 2 Report Robinson 55 Stadium Ta Qali National Stadium Referee Chrysovalantis Theouli Cyprus 2023 Edit Republic of Ireland v Latvia 22 March 2023 2023 03 22 FriendlyRepublic of Ireland v LatviaDublin Ireland19 45 UTC 1 Stadium Aviva Stadium Republic of Ireland v France 27 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group BRepublic of Ireland v FranceDublin Ireland19 45 UTC 1 Report Stadium Aviva Stadium Greece v Republic of Ireland 16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group BGreece v Republic of IrelandTBD Greece21 45 UTC 1 Report Stadium TBD Republic of Ireland v Gibraltar 19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group BRepublic of Ireland v GibraltarDublin Ireland19 45 UTC 1 Report Stadium Aviva Stadium France v Republic of Ireland 7 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group BFrance v Republic of IrelandTBD France20 45 UTC 2 Report Stadium TBD Republic of Ireland v Netherlands 10 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group BRepublic of Ireland v NetherlandsDublin Ireland19 45 UTC 1 Report Stadium Aviva Stadium Republic of Ireland v Greece 13 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group BRepublic of Ireland v GreeceDublin Ireland19 45 UTC 1 Report Stadium Aviva Stadium Gibraltar v Republic of Ireland 16 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group BGibraltar v Republic of IrelandFaro Portugal20 45 UTC 2 Report Stadium Estadio Algarve Netherlands v Republic of Ireland 18 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group BNetherlands v Republic of IrelandTBD Netherlands20 45 UTC 1 Report Stadium TBDCoaching staff EditThe senior men s management team includes 122 Position NameManager Stephen KennyAssistant manager Keith AndrewsAssistant manager John EustaceGoalkeeping coach Dean KielyCoaching history Edit Between 1921 and 1969 a committee of selectors chose the team on occasions a coach or team manager was appointed Mick Meagan was the first manager to actually select the team 123 Managers from the periods in which the national side was known as the Irish Free State or simply Ireland are obscure and many are not currently known however it is known that Val Harris Bill Lacey and Alex Stevenson managed the side 124 As of 20 November 2022Manager Career P W D L GF GA GD Win Loss Notes Doug Livingstone 1951 1953 Alex Stevenson 1953 1955 Johnny Carey 1955 1967 Reached quarter final stage of 1964 European Nations Cup Noel Cantwell 1967 Charlie Hurley 1967 1969 Mick Meagan 1969 1971 12 0 3 9 7 26 19 0 75 Liam Tuohy 1971 1973 10 3 1 6 11 20 9 30 60 Sean Thomas 1973 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Caretaker Johnny Giles 1973 1980 36 13 9 14 48 45 3 36 1 38 9 Alan Kelly Sr 1980 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100 0 Caretaker Eoin Hand 1980 1985 39 11 9 19 47 56 9 28 2 48 7 Jack Charlton 1986 1996 93 46 30 17 127 63 64 50 5 18 3 Qualified for Euro 1988 and World Cups 1990 and 1994 Mick McCarthy 1996 2002 68 29 20 19 112 66 46 42 6 29 4 Qualified for 2002 World Cup Don Givens 2002 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Caretaker Brian Kerr 2003 2005 33 18 11 4 39 20 19 54 5 12 1 Steve Staunton 2006 2007 17 6 6 5 24 19 5 35 3 29 4 Don Givens 2007 08 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 33 3 Caretaker Giovanni Trapattoni 2008 2013 64 26 22 16 86 64 22 40 6 25 Qualified for Euro 2012 Noel King 2013 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 50 50 Caretaker Martin O Neill 2013 2018 55 19 20 16 68 56 12 37 3 29 4 Qualified for Euro 2016 Mick McCarthy 2018 2020 10 5 4 1 13 7 6 50 10 Stephen Kenny 2020 present 31 8 11 12 34 29 5 25 8 38 7 Players EditCurrent squad Edit The following players were up for the friendly fixtures against Norway and Malta on 17 amp 20 November 2022 125 Caps and goals updated as of 20 November 2022 after the match against Malta 126 127 No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 1 GK Gavin Bazunu 2002 02 20 20 February 2002 age 20 13 0 Southampton16 1 GK Caoimhin Kelleher 1998 11 28 28 November 1998 age 24 9 0 Liverpool23 1 GK Mark Travers 1999 05 18 18 May 1999 age 23 3 0 Bournemouth11 2 DF James McClean 1989 04 22 22 April 1989 age 33 96 11 Wigan Athletic2 2 DF Seamus Coleman captain 1988 10 11 11 October 1988 age 34 67 1 Everton10 2 DF Robbie Brady 1992 01 14 14 January 1992 age 31 60 9 Preston North End3 2 DF Matt Doherty 1992 01 16 16 January 1992 age 31 33 1 Tottenham Hotspur5 2 DF John Egan vice captain 1992 10 20 20 October 1992 age 30 30 3 Sheffield United4 2 DF Dara O Shea 1999 03 04 4 March 1999 age 23 16 0 West Bromwich Albion12 2 DF Nathan Collins 2001 04 30 30 April 2001 age 21 10 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers22 2 DF Darragh Lenihan 1994 03 16 16 March 1994 age 28 3 0 Middlesbrough21 2 DF Liam Scales 1998 08 08 8 August 1998 age 24 0 0 Aberdeen13 3 MF Jeff Hendrick 1992 01 31 31 January 1992 age 30 77 2 Reading8 3 MF Alan Browne 1995 04 15 15 April 1995 age 27 27 5 Preston North End6 3 MF Josh Cullen 1996 04 07 7 April 1996 age 26 23 0 Burnley15 3 MF Jayson Molumby 1999 08 06 6 August 1999 age 23 17 0 West Bromwich Albion18 3 MF Jamie McGrath 1996 09 26 26 September 1996 age 26 7 0 Dundee United19 3 MF Mark Sykes 1997 08 04 4 August 1997 age 25 1 0 Bristol City14 3 MF Will Smallbone 2000 02 21 21 February 2000 age 22 0 0 Stoke City7 4 FW Callum Robinson 1995 02 02 2 February 1995 age 27 34 8 Cardiff City17 4 FW Callum O Dowda 1995 04 23 23 April 1995 age 27 25 0 Cardiff City20 4 FW Chiedozie Ogbene 1997 05 01 1 May 1997 age 25 13 3 Rotherham United9 4 FW Michael Obafemi 2000 07 06 6 July 2000 age 22 7 2 Swansea City24 4 FW Evan Ferguson 2004 10 19 19 October 2004 age 18 2 0 Brighton amp Hove AlbionRecent call ups Edit The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad within the last 12 months 128 129 130 Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upGK Max O Leary 1996 10 10 10 October 1996 age 26 0 0 Bristol City v Armenia 27 September 2022GK James Talbot 1997 04 24 24 April 1997 age 25 0 0 Bohemians v Scotland 11 June 2022INJDF Shane Duffy 1992 01 01 1 January 1992 age 31 55 7 Fulham v Armenia 27 September 2022DF Andrew Omobamidele 2002 06 23 23 June 2002 age 20 5 0 Norwich City v Scotland 24 September 2022INJDF Cyrus Christie 1992 09 30 30 September 1992 age 30 30 2 Hull City v Ukraine 14 June 2022DF Enda Stevens 1990 07 09 9 July 1990 age 32 25 0 Sheffield United v Ukraine 14 June 2022DF Ryan Manning 1996 06 14 14 June 1996 age 26 6 0 Swansea City v Ukraine 14 June 2022DF Jimmy Dunne 1997 10 19 19 October 1997 age 25 0 0 Queens Park Rangers v Ukraine 14 June 2022MF Conor Hourihane 1991 02 02 2 February 1991 age 31 36 1 Derby County v Armenia 27 September 2022MF Jason Knight 2001 02 13 13 February 2001 age 21 17 1 Derby County v Armenia 27 September 2022MF Connor Ronan 1998 03 06 6 March 1998 age 24 0 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Lithuania 29 March 2022FW Scott Hogan 1992 04 13 13 April 1992 age 30 12 0 Birmingham City v Norway 17 November 2022INJFW Will Keane 1993 01 11 11 January 1993 age 30 4 0 Wigan Athletic v Norway 17 November 2022INJFW Troy Parrott 2002 02 04 4 February 2002 age 20 17 4 Preston North End v Armenia 27 September 2022FW CJ Hamilton 1995 03 23 23 March 1995 age 27 1 0 Blackpool v Ukraine 14 June 2022FW Festy Ebosele 2002 08 02 2 August 2002 age 20 0 0 Udinese v Ukraine 14 June 2022INJ Withdrew from latest squad due to injuryPRE Preliminary squad standbyRET Player retired from the national teamSUS Player is suspendedCOVID Withdrew from latest squad due to Covid 19 protocolsPlayer records EditSee also List of Republic of Ireland international footballers and List of Republic of Ireland international footballers born outside the Republic of Ireland As of 20 November 2022 131 Players in bold are still active with Ireland Most caps Edit Robbie Keane top goalscorer and the most capped player Rank Player Caps Goals Career1 Robbie Keane 146 68 1998 20162 Shay Given 134 0 1996 20163 John O Shea 118 3 2001 20184 Kevin Kilbane 110 8 1997 20115 Steve Staunton 102 7 1988 20026 Damien Duff 100 8 1998 20127 James McClean 96 11 2012 present8 Aiden McGeady 93 5 2004 20179 Niall Quinn 91 21 1986 2002Glenn Whelan 91 2 2008 2019Most goals Edit Rank Player Goals Caps Average Career1 Robbie Keane list 68 146 0 47 1998 20162 Niall Quinn 21 91 0 23 1986 20023 Frank Stapleton 20 71 0 28 1977 19904 Don Givens 19 56 0 34 1969 1981John Aldridge 19 69 0 28 1986 1997Tony Cascarino 19 88 0 22 1985 20007 Shane Long 17 88 0 20 2007 present8 Noel Cantwell 14 36 0 39 1953 1967Jonathan Walters 14 54 0 26 2010 2018Kevin Doyle 14 63 0 22 2006 2017Competitive record EditFIFA World Cup Edit See also Republic of Ireland national football team record in major tournaments and Republic of Ireland at the FIFA World Cup In the 1934 qualifiers Paddy Moore v Belgium became the first player anywhere to score 4 goals in a World Cup match For the 1950 World Cup after three qualified teams withdrew FIFA invited the FAI to compete as a replacement however they declined 132 During qualification for the 1962 World Cup it was the only qualifying tournament in which the team had a 0 record During qualification for the 1966 World Cup Ireland reached their first play off against Spain Goal difference did not count so a play off was contested at the Stade Colombes Paris and Ireland failed to progress Ireland almost qualified but lost on goal difference to France in a tough and tight group Fans lamented some controversial refereeing decisions 133 For the 1990 World Cup Ireland reached the quarter finals of the tournament for the first time in their history It was Ireland s first ever participation in a FIFA World Cup Ireland played England in the first drawing 1 1 134 Ireland drew the next two matches but ultimately qualified for the knockout stages where they played Romania The match ended 0 0 and Ireland won on penalties 5 4 which sent Ireland into the quarter final showdown against the tournament host Italy There Ireland lost 1 0 via a Salvatore Schillaci goal in the 38th minute that sent the Irish out of the competition Ray Houghton scored against Italy at the 1994 FIFA World Cup In 1994 Ireland participated in their second consecutive World Cup 135 This time they were drawn with Mexico Norway and Italy Ireland won their first game against Italy which was the first time Ireland had won a World Cup match and their first ever victory over Italy with a notable goal from Ray Houghton Ireland lost against Mexico in the second group match and drew with Norway but still made to the knockout phase where they faced the Netherlands Ireland lost 2 0 For the 1998 qualification campaign Ireland scraped into the play offs largely due to Tony Cascarino s seven goals in ten games They lost in the play off against Belgium drawing 1 1 in the first leg then losing 2 1 in the second leg 136 Although for next campaign Ireland were drawn with two big European nations the Netherlands Portugal Ireland went the whole campaign unbeaten beating the Netherlands 1 0 in the process Jason McAteer scored the sole goal 137 Main article Saipan Incident At the start of the tournament captain Roy Keane and manager Mick McCarthy where involved in a bust up and Keane was sent home Despite this McCarthy did not call up a replacement and continued with 22 players Ireland drew in their first match against Cameroon and in their second match they drew again against the tournaments runner up Germany In Ireland s final group match they defeated Saudi Arabia their second ever victory in a World Cup and progressed them to the round of 16 Ireland met Spain and lost in penalty shootout 138 With failure to qualify for the 2006 World Cup Ireland reached a play off against France for a place at the 2010 World Cup 139 Main article 2009 Republic of Ireland v France football matches France s Thierry Henry s handball stirred international controversy after the move set up William Gallas to score in extra time of the second leg of the play off the referee did not notice and allowed the goal to stand leading to widespread media controversy protests at the French embassy in Dublin and comments from senior government officials from both countries 140 141 142 FIFA World Cup record Qualification recordYear 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 TBD TBDTotal Quarter finals 3 23 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 Republic of Ireland 1 1 England Draw Kevin Sheedy 73 Republic of Ireland 1 1 Netherlands Draw Niall Quinn 71 Republic of Ireland 0 0 Egypt Draw Round of 16 Republic of Ireland 0 0 5 4 p Romania Draw Quarter finals Republic of Ireland 0 1 Italy Loss 1994 Group stage Republic of Ireland 1 0 Italy Win Ray Houghton 11 Republic of Ireland 1 2 Mexico Loss John Aldridge 84 Republic of Ireland 0 0 Norway Draw Round of 16 Republic of Ireland 0 2 Netherlands Loss 2002 Group stage Republic of Ireland 1 1 Cameroon Draw Matt Holland 52 Republic of Ireland 1 1 Germany Draw Robbie Keane 90 2 Republic of Ireland 3 0 Saudi Arabia Win Robbie Keane 7 Gary Breen 61 Damien Duff 87 Round of 16 Republic of Ireland 1 1 2 3 p Spain Draw Robbie Keane 90 pen UEFA European Championship Edit Irish line up for Ireland s fixture against Italy at Euro 2016 See also Republic of Ireland at the UEFA European Championship Ireland reached the quarter finals of the 1964 European Nations Cup 143 Ireland did not qualify for a European Championship until Euro 1988 On 12 June 1988 in Stuttgart the Irish team took to the pitch in its first match at a major championship finals against England Ray Houghton of Liverpool scored the only goal of the match as Ireland recorded a memorable and historic victory 144 The game is fondly remembered in Irish folklore through the song Joxer goes to Stuttgart by Irish folk legend Christy Moore 145 Ireland took on the former Soviet Union next and took the lead late in the first half via a spectacular volley from Liverpool s Ronnie Whelan Unfortunately for both Whelan and Ireland the lead was cancelled out midway through the second half by Oleh Protasov as the match ended in a 1 1 draw 146 In their final match Ireland lost out to the Netherlands 1 0 It was not until 2011 that Ireland clinched a place at another European Championship qualifying for Euro 2012 with a 5 1 aggregate victory over Estonia 147 At the tournament itself however Ireland lost all three of its matches and conceded nine goals the nation s worst performance in a major tournament to date 148 Ireland qualified to Euro 2016 following a play off victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina 149 In the group stages they drew 1 1 with Sweden having initially taken the lead through a Wes Hoolahan strike before being beaten 3 0 by Belgium in the following game However a 1 0 victory over Italy in their final game courtesy of a late header from Robbie Brady earned the side a spot in the round of 16 the first time the team had ever advanced from the group stage at a European Championship In the round of 16 Ireland faced the hosts France and after taking an early lead through a Brady penalty were beaten 2 1 150 UEFA European Championship UEFA European Championship qualifying recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position 1960 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 4 Preliminary round 1964 6 2 2 2 9 12 Quarter finals 1968 6 2 1 3 5 8 3 4 1972 6 0 1 5 3 17 4 4 1976 6 3 1 2 11 5 2 4 1980 8 2 3 3 9 8 3 5 1984 8 4 1 3 20 10 3 5 1988 151 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 2 8 4 3 1 10 5 1 5 1992 Did not qualify 6 2 4 0 13 6 2 4 1996 11 5 2 4 17 13 2 6 Lost Play off 2000 10 5 3 2 15 7 2 5 Lost Play off 2004 8 3 2 3 10 11 3 5 2008 12 4 5 3 17 14 3 7 2012 152 Group Stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 9 12 7 4 1 20 8 2 6 Won Play off 2016 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 3 6 12 6 4 2 22 8 3 6 Won Play off 2020 Did not qualify 9 3 5 1 7 5 3 5 Lost Play off 2024 To be determinedTotal Round of 16 3 17 10 2 2 6 6 17 130 53 41 36 190 141UEFA Euro historyYear Round Score Result Republic of Ireland scorers1988 Round 1 Republic of Ireland 1 0 England Win Ray Houghton 6 Round 1 Republic of Ireland 1 1 Soviet Union Draw Ronnie Whelan 38 Round 1 Republic of Ireland 0 1 Netherlands Loss2012 Round 1 Republic of Ireland 1 3 Croatia Loss Sean St Ledger 19 Round 1 Spain 4 0 Republic of Ireland LossRound 1 Italy 2 0 Republic of Ireland Loss2016 Round 1 Republic of Ireland 1 1 Sweden Draw Wes Hoolahan 48 Round 1 Belgium 3 0 Republic of Ireland LossRound 1 Italy 0 1 Republic of Ireland Win Robbie Brady 85 Round of 16 France 2 1 Republic of Ireland Loss Robbie Brady 2 UEFA Nations League Edit See also Republic of Ireland at the UEFA Nations League UEFA Nations League recordYear Division Group Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA P R RK2018 19 B 4 Group stage 3rd 4 0 2 2 1 5 23rd2020 21 B 4 Group stage 3rd 6 0 3 3 1 4 28th2022 23 B 1 Group stage 3rd 6 2 1 3 8 7 26th2024 25 B To be determinedTotal Group stageLeague B 3 3 16 2 6 8 10 16 23rd Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil Other tournaments Edit Year Position Pld W D L GF GA 1924 Olympics 5th 2 1 0 1 2 2 1948 Olympics 17th 1 0 0 1 1 3 1972 Brazil Independence Cup 13th 4 2 0 2 7 7 1984 Kirin Cup 2nd 4 1 2 1 2 2 1986 Iceland Triangular Tournament 1st 2 2 0 0 3 1 1992 U S Cup 3rd 3 1 0 2 3 5 1996 U S Cup 2nd 3 1 1 1 6 4 2000 U S Cup 2nd 3 1 2 0 5 4 2004 Unity Cup 2nd 2 1 0 1 1 3 2011 Celtic Nations Cup 1st 3 3 0 0 9 0Total 27 13 5 9 38 29Opponents Edit See also Matches of the Republic of Ireland national football team The team s head to head records against all 80 nations whom they have played to date B internationals were played against Italy and West Germany in the past including friendly internationals 153 Three of these teams no longer exist Czechoslovakia the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia so Ireland have played against 80 of the 211 FIFA members 52 UEFA 8 CONMEBOL 7 CAF 6 CONCACAF 6 AFC and 1 OFC members as of 9 June 2022 154 The only UEFA members against whom Ireland have not played are Kosovo and Slovenia As of 20 November 2022Against Region P W D L GF GA GD Win First match Last match Albania UEFA 4 3 1 0 6 2 4 75 26 May 1992 7 June 2003 Algeria CAF 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 50 28 April 1982 29 May 2010 Andorra UEFA 5 5 0 0 15 3 12 100 28 March 2001 3 June 2021 Argentina CONMEBOL 4 0 0 4 0 5 5 0 13 May 1951 11 August 2010 Armenia UEFA 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 75 3 September 2010 27 September 2022 Azerbaijan UEFA 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 50 4 September 2021 9 October 2021 Australia AFC 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 50 19 August 2003 12 August 2009 Austria UEFA 16 3 4 9 19 37 18 18 75 7 May 1952 11 June 2017 Belarus UEFA 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 31 May 2016 31 May 2016 Belgium UEFA 16 4 6 6 26 30 4 25 12 February 1928 26 March 2022 Bolivia CONMEBOL 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 66 67 24 May 1994 26 May 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 66 67 26 May 2012 16 November 2015 Brazil CONMEBOL 6 1 1 4 2 12 10 16 67 5 May 1974 2 March 2010 Bulgaria UEFA 13 4 6 3 15 10 5 30 77 28 May 1924 18 November 2020 Cameroon CAF 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 June 2002 1 June 2002 Canada CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 100 18 November 2003 18 November 2003 Chile CONMEBOL 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 33 33 30 March 1960 24 May 2006 China AFC 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 100 3 June 1984 29 March 2005 Colombia CONMEBOL 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 100 29 May 2008 29 May 2008 Costa Rica CONCACAF 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 June 2014 6 June 2014 Croatia UEFA 7 2 3 2 8 8 0 28 57 2 June 1996 10 June 2012 Cyprus UEFA 10 8 1 1 27 9 18 80 26 March 1980 5 September 2009 Czech Republic UEFA 8 2 2 4 9 13 4 25 5 June 1994 29 February 2012 Czechoslovakia UEFA 12 4 1 7 14 29 15 33 33 18 May 1938 27 May 1986 Denmark UEFA 19 5 10 4 23 23 0 27 78 3 October 1956 18 November 2019 Ecuador CONMEBOL 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 50 18 June 1972 23 May 2007 Egypt CAF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 June 1990 17 June 1990 England UEFA 17 3 8 6 14 23 9 17 65 30 September 1946 12 November 2020 Estonia UEFA 5 4 1 0 12 2 10 80 3 June 1924 15 November 2011 Faroe Islands UEFA 4 4 0 0 11 1 10 100 13 October 2004 7 June 2013 Finland UEFA 7 3 2 2 11 4 7 60 8 September 1949 14 October 2020 France UEFA 17 4 5 8 15 22 7 23 53 23 May 1937 28 May 2018 Georgia UEFA 11 9 2 0 18 5 13 81 82 29 March 2003 12 October 2019 Germany a UEFA 20 6 5 9 24 35 11 30 8 May 1935 8 October 2015 Germany B UEFA 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 50 1 March 1975 21 May 1981 Gibraltar UEFA 4 4 0 0 14 0 14 100 11 October 2014 10 June 2019 Greece UEFA 3 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 26 April 2000 14 November 2012 Hungary UEFA 12 2 6 4 16 21 5 16 67 15 December 1934 8 June 2021 Iceland UEFA 8 5 2 1 16 7 9 62 5 12 August 1962 28 March 2017 Iran AFC 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 66 67 11 June 1972 15 November 2001 Israel UEFA 5 1 3 1 8 6 2 20 4 April 1984 4 June 2005 Italy UEFA 14 3 3 8 10 20 10 21 43 21 March 1926 22 June 2016 Italy B UEFA 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 23 April 1927 23 April 1927 Jamaica CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 100 2 June 2004 2 June 2004 Kazakhstan UEFA 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 100 7 September 2012 15 October 2013 Latvia UEFA 5 5 0 0 14 1 13 100 9 September 1992 15 November 2013 Liechtenstein UEFA 4 3 1 0 14 0 14 75 12 October 1994 21 May 1997 Lithuania UEFA 5 4 1 0 6 1 5 80 16 June 1993 29 March 2022 Luxembourg UEFA 7 6 0 1 17 3 14 85 71 9 May 1936 14 November 2021 North Macedonia UEFA 6 4 1 1 11 5 6 66 67 9 October 1996 4 June 2011 Malta UEFA 8 8 0 0 25 2 23 100 30 March 1983 20 November 2022 Mexico CONCACAF 6 0 4 2 6 9 3 0 8 August 1984 2 June 2017 Moldova UEFA 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 100 9 October 2016 6 October 2017 Montenegro UEFA 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 September 2008 14 October 2009 Morocco CAF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 100 12 September 1990 12 September 1990 Netherlands UEFA 22 7 4 11 29 40 11 31 82 2 June 1924 27 May 2016 New Zealand OFC 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 100 14 November 2019 14 November 2019 Nigeria CAF 3 0 1 2 2 6 4 0 16 May 2002 29 May 2009 Northern Ireland UEFA 11 4 5 2 17 4 13, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |