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This 1–0 win was Ireland's first victory in a World Cup Finals match. The match was won by Houghton's early strike, which dipped over the keeper into the net. Group Game 2: June 23 Citrus Bowl, Orlando Mexico 2 (Luis García 42' 65') Republic of Ireland 1 (Aldridge 84') Report 1 Report 2: Pat Bonner; Denis Irwin, Terry Phelan,
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the event in July 2000.
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
Ireland's third World Cup preceded by Saipan Incident drama. 2002-06-05: World Cup 2002: Ibaraki, Kashima Stadium: Germany: 1–1: McCarthy: Steve Staunton became the first Irish player to reach 100 caps. 2002-06-11: World Cup 2002: Yokohama, International Stadium: Saudi Arabia: 3–0: McCarthy: First World Cup match where Ireland scored more ...
The match was the sixth FIFA World Cup final for Italy, and the second for France. [19] Italy had won three of their previous finals ( 1934 , 1938, 1982 ), losing two ( 1970 , 1994 ), while France had won their only previous final (1998). [ 19 ]
The Republic of Ireland have appeared in the Men's 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. Their first appearance was in Italy at the 1990 Men's FIFA World Cup.
The knockout stage was the second and final stage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, following the group stage. The top two teams from each group (16 in total) advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A match was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals to determine which team finished in third ...
In Ireland's final group match, they defeated Saudi Arabia, their second ever victory in a World Cup, and progressed to the round of 16. There, they met Spain, and lost in a penalty shoot-out. [172] After failure to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, Ireland reached a play-off against France for a place at the 2010 tournament. [173