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The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968.
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 their Euro 2012 qualifying group, Ireland finished second, losing only the home fixture against Russia. They thus reached the play-offs and were drawn against Estonia, whom they beat 5–1 on aggregate. Euro 2012 was Ireland's first major tournament since 2002, but in Group C they lost all three matches, against Croatia, Spain, and Italy.
As of UEFA Euro 2024. The system used in the European Championship up to 1992 was 2 points for a win, and 3 points for a win from 1996 onwards. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.
Ireland were the first team to be eliminated from Euro 2012. Spain was the second team ever to score in the first five minutes of each half at the European Championships. [54] Spain performed 859 passes, a Euro match record (previously 778). [56] Xavi and Xabi Alonso each performed more passes by half-time than the whole Irish team. [57] Crowd ...
It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the sport's European governing body, and takes place every four years. [ a ] The European Championship final is the last match of the competition, and the result determines which country's team is declared European champion.
Northern Ireland have only qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2016 edition. They directly qualified as group winners, and were already secured of qualification after the penultimate matchday. [1] For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 4. [2]
Ireland then appointed Jack Charlton, who led the team to its most successful period, qualifying for two World Cups and a European Championship. [2] Ireland's first appearance at a major finals tournament came in UEFA Euro 1988. Ireland beat England 1–0 and came within eight minutes of qualifying for the semi-finals.