Republic of Ireland at the FIFA World Cup
The Republic of Ireland have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on three occasions. They hold the all time World Cup record of most appearances, always advancing from first round.
Their first appearance in the finals was in Italy at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[1][2][3][4][5] 1990 was also their best performance in a major championship, where they reached the quarter-finals.[6][7][8]
FIFA World Cup record
| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Position | |
 1930 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 1934 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3/3 | ||||||||
 1938 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2/2 | |||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 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 | 3 | 4 | Lost Playoff | |||||||||
 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 final | 7th | 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 | 25 | 11 | 2/6 Lost Playoff | ||||||||
  2002 |
Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 2/6 Won Playoff | |
| 2006 |
Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4/6 | ||||||||
 2010 |
12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2/6 Lost Playoff | |||||||||
 2014 |
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 4/6 | |||||||||
| Total | 3/20 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 129 | 51 | 38 | 40 | 188 | 194 | |||
- '*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
| FIFA World Cup History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result | Republic of Ireland scorers |
| 1990 | Round 1 |  Republic of Ireland 1 – 1 England | Draw | Kevin Sheedy  73' |
| Round 1 | Republic of Ireland 1 – 1  Netherlands | Draw | Niall Quinn 71' | |
| Round 1 | Republic of Ireland 0 – 0  Egypt | Draw | ||
| Round 2 | Republic of Ireland 0(5) – 0(4)  Romania | Draw | ||
| Quarter-finals | Republic of Ireland 0 – 1 Italy | Loss | ||
| 1994 | Round 1 | Republic of Ireland 1 – 0 Italy | Win | Ray Houghton 11' |
| Round 1 | Republic of Ireland 1 – 2 Mexico | Loss | John Aldridge 84' | |
| Round 1 | Republic of Ireland 0 – 0  Norway | Draw | ||
| Round 2 | Republic of Ireland 0 – 2 Netherlands | Loss | ||
| 2002 | Round 1 | Republic of Ireland 1 – 1  Cameroon | Draw | Matt Holland 52' |
| Round 1 | Republic of Ireland 1 – 1 Germany | Draw | Robbie Keane 90+2' | |
| Round 1 | Republic of Ireland 3 – 0  Saudi Arabia | Win | Robbie Keane 7' Gary Breen 61' Damien Duff 87' | |
| Round 2 | Republic of Ireland 1(2) – 1(3) Spain | Draw | Robbie Keane 90' (pen.) | |
Republic of Ireland at Italy 1990
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Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Republic of Ireland |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Netherlands |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Egypt |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
Note: Republic of Ireland awarded second place by drawing of lots
Knockout phase
25 June 1990 17:00 |
| Republic of Ireland |
0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | ||
| Penalties | ||
Sheedy  Houghton Townsend Cascarino O'Leary |
5 – 4 | Hagi Lupu Rotariu Lupescu Timofte |
Republic of Ireland at USA 1994
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Group E
Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Republic of Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Norway |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Knockout phase
Republic of Ireland at Korea/Japan 2002
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Group E
Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup - Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 |
| Republic of Ireland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 |
Knockout phase
16 June 2002 20:30 |
| Spain |
1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Morientes 8' |
(Report) | Robbie Keane 90' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| Hierro Baraja Juanfran Valerón Mendieta |
3 – 2 | Robbie Keane Holland Connolly Kilbane Finnan |
See also
References
- ↑ "1990 FIFA World Cup". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ireland's Italia '90 squad - where are they now?". RTE Sport. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Niall Quinn: 'People can talk about the ramshackle Irish team, but we knew what the real story was'". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "24 World Cup memories we won't forget from Italia '90". The 42. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "On Second Thoughts: Italia 90". Guardian. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "11 iconic images that bring back memories of the Italia 90 good times". The 42. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "Where are Ireland's Italia 90 dream team now?". The 42. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Italia '90". Irish Times. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
External links
- Ireland Profile at FIFA.com
- Ireland World Cup Record at FIFA.com
- Article on Ireland's Qualification for the 1990 World Cup
- Article on Ireland at 1994 FIFA World Cup
- World Cup Record at Planet World Cup
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