UEFA European Championship Republic of Ireland national football team
irish line ireland s fixture against italy @ euro 2016
ireland reached quarter finals of 1964 european nations cup.
ireland did not qualify european championship until euro 1988. on 12 june 1988 in stuttgart, irish team took pitch in first match @ major championship finals against england. ray houghton of liverpool scored goal of match ireland recorded memorable , historic victory. game fondly remembered in irish folklore through song joxer goes stuttgart irish folk legend christy moore. ireland took on former soviet union next , took lead late in first half via spectacular volley liverpool s ronnie whelan. unfortunately both whelan , ireland lead cancelled out midway through second half oleh protasov match ended in 1–1 draw. in final match, ireland lost out netherlands 1–0.
it not until 2011 ireland clinched place @ european championship, qualifying euro 2012 5–1 aggregate victory on estonia. @ tournament itself, however, ireland lost 3 of matches , conceded 9 goals, nation s worst performance in major tournament date.
ireland qualified euro 2016 following play-off victory on bosnia , herzegovina. in group stages drew 1–1 sweden, having taken lead through wes hoolahan strike, before being beaten 3–0 belgium in following game. however, 1–0 victory on italy in final game, courtesy of late header robbie brady, earned side spot in round of 16, first time team had ever advanced group stage @ european championship. in round of 16, ireland faced hosts france and, after taking lead through brady penalty, beaten 2–1.
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