Republic of Ireland at the FIFA World Cup

The Republic of Ireland have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on three occasions, in 1990, 1994, and 2002. They have always advanced from the group stage but have never advanced beyond the quarter finals. Ireland hold the record for getting furthest in the tournament without winning a match.

Their first appearance 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 quarterfinals.[6][7][8]

FIFA World Cup record
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Host country Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position
1930 Did not enter – – – – – – –
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 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-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 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
2018 12 5 5 2 13 11 2/6 Lost Playoff
2022 To be determined To be determined
2026
Total Quarter-finals 3/21 13 2 8 3 10 10 141 56 43 42 199 169
'*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

Republic of Ireland at Italy 1990

Group F
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 312021+14
 Republic of Ireland 30302203
 Netherlands 30302203
 Egypt 302112-12

Note: Republic of Ireland awarded second place by drawing of lots

England 1 – 1 Republic of Ireland
Lineker  8' (Report) Sheedy  73'
Attendance: 35,238
Republic of Ireland 0 – 0 Egypt
(Report)
Attendance: 33,288
Netherlands 1 – 1 Republic of Ireland
Gullit  10' (Report) Quinn  71'
Attendance: 33,288

Knockout phase
Republic of Ireland 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Romania
(Report)
Penalties
Sheedy
Houghton
Townsend
Cascarino
O'Leary 		5 – 4 Hagi
Lupu
Rotariu
Lupescu
Timofte
Attendance: 31,818
Italy 1 – 0 Republic of Ireland
Schillaci  38' (Report)
Attendance: 73,303

Republic of Ireland at US 1994

Group E
Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 31113304
 Republic of Ireland 31112204
 Italy 31112204
 Norway 31111104
Italy 0 – 1 Republic of Ireland
(Report) Houghton  11'
Attendance: 75,338
Mexico 2 – 1 Republic of Ireland
García  42'  65' (Report) Aldridge  84'
Attendance: 60,790
Republic of Ireland 0 – 0 Norway
(Report)
Attendance: 72,404

Knockout phase
Netherlands 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland
Bergkamp  11'
Jonk  41'		 (Report)
Attendance: 61,355

Republic of Ireland at Korea/Japan 2002

Group E
Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup - Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3210111+107
 Republic of Ireland 312052+35
 Cameroon 311123-14
 Saudi Arabia 3003012-120
Republic of Ireland 1 – 1 Cameroon
Holland  52' (Report) Mboma  39'
Attendance: 33,679
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Germany 1 – 1 Republic of Ireland
Klose  19' (Report) Robbie Keane  90+2'
Attendance: 35,854
Saudi Arabia 0 – 3 Republic of Ireland
(Report) Robbie Keane  7'
Breen  61'
Duff  87'
Attendance: 65,320

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

Record players

Defender Steve Staunton has represented the Irish team in all of their 13 World Cup matches, captaining the team in 2002.

No. Name Matches World Cups
1 Steve Staunton131990, 1994 and 2002
2 Pat Bonner91990 and 1994
Ray Houghton91990 and 1994
Paul McGrath91990 and 1994
Andy Townsend91990 and 1994
6 John Aldridge81990 and 1994
7 Niall Quinn71990 and 2002
8 Tony Cascarino61990 and 1994
Gary Kelly61994 and 2002
Jason McAteer61994 and 2002

Top goalscorers
No. Name Goals World Cups
1 Robbie Keane32002
2 Niall Quinn11990
Kevin Sheedy11990
John Aldridge11994
Ray Houghton11994
Gary Breen12002
Damien Duff12002
Matt Holland12002

See also

References
  1. "1990 FIFA World Cup". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. "Ireland's Italia '90 squad - where are they now?". RTE Sport. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. "Niall Quinn: 'People can talk about the ramshackle Irish team, but we knew what the real story was'". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. "24 World Cup memories we won't forget from Italia '90". The 42. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. "On Second Thoughts: Italia 90". Guardian. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  6. "11 iconic images that bring back memories of the Italia 90 good times". The 42. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  7. "Where are Ireland's Italia 90 dream team now?". The 42. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  8. "Italia '90". Irish Times. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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