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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.
This page covers the record of the Republic of Ireland national football team in the FIFA World Cup, European Football Championship and UEFA Nations League. In the "Results" section, home results are written before away results. Where the Republic of Ireland only played a team once, (h), (a) and (n) indicate home, away or neutral respectively.
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
While Ireland can look towards the autumn with the confidence of true contenders, it could take a fairy tale or two for England to even be at the World Cup ball. Scotland 26-14 Italy
Ireland 36-14 Scotland: Ireland secure top spot in Pool B with a magnificent display in Paris to knock Scotland out of the World Cup
Association football is the most popular sport in nearly every European country, and UEFA is one of the six confederations of world football's governing body FIFA.UEFA contains 55 national association members, some of which are partially or entirely located in Asia.
Ireland are excited to face World Cup "standard bearers" New Zealand and come up against a familiar face in their former head coach Joe Schmidt, says Simon Easterby.
Ireland competed every four years in the qualification phases of the World Cups and, from 1960, in the qualification phases of the European Nations' Cup, later known as the European Football Championships.