FIFA World Cup Republic of Ireland national football team

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ireland competed irish free state . paddy moore (v. belgium) became first player anywhere score 4 goals in world cup match. 1950 world cup, after 3 qualified teams withdrew, fifa invited fai compete replacement, declined. during qualification 1962 world cup, qualifying tournament in team had 0% record. during qualification 1966 world cup, ireland reached first playoff against spain. goal difference did not count, playoff played @ stade colombes, paris, , ireland failed progress. ireland qualified lost on goal difference france in tough , tight group. fans lamented controversial refereeing decisions


for 1990 world cup, ireland reached quarter finals of tournament first time in history. ireland s first ever participation in fifa world cup. ireland played england in first drawing 1–1. ireland drew next 2 matches qualified knockout stages played romania. match ended 0–0 , ireland won on penalties 5–4 sent ireland quarter-final showdown against tournament host italy. there ireland lost 1–0 via salvatore schillaci goal in 38th minute sent irish out of competition.



ray houghton scored against italy @ 1994 fifa world cup


in 1994, ireland participated in second consecutive world cup. time drawn mexico, norway , italy. ireland won first game against italy first time ireland had won world cup match , first ever victory on italy spectacular goal ray houghton. ireland lost against mexico in second group match , drew norway still made knockout phase faced netherlands. ireland lost 2–0.


for 1998 qualification campaign, ireland scraped playoffs largely due tony cascarino s 7 goals in ten games. lost in playoff against belgium, drawing 1–1 in first leg losing 2–1 in second leg. although next campaign ireland drawn 2 big european nations, netherlands, portugal. ireland went whole campaign unbeaten, beating netherlands 1–0 in process courtesy of jason mcateer goal helped ireland qualify.



at start of tournament, captain roy keane , manager mick mccarthy involved in bust , keane sent home. despite this, mccarthy did not call replacement , continued 22 players. ireland drew in first match against cameroon , in second match drew again against tournaments runner germany. in ireland s final group match, defeated saudi arabia, second ever victory in world cup , progressed them round of 16. ireland met spain , lost in penalty shootout.


with failure qualify 2006 world cup, ireland reached playoff against france place @ 2010 world cup.



france s thierry henry s handball stirred international controversy after move set william gallas score in extra-time of second leg of playoff; referee did not notice , allowed goal stand, leading widespread media controversy, protests @ french embassy in dublin , comments senior government officials both countries.




draws include knockout matches decided penalty shootout.








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