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.[1][2][3][4][5] 1990 was also their best performance in a major championship, where they reached the quarter-finals, despite not winning a single match in 90 minutes.[6][7][8]

Overall record

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined participation
Italy 1934 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 6 9 3/3
France 1938 2 0 1 1 5 6 2/2
Brazil 1950 4 1 1 2 6 7 2/3
Switzerland 1954 4 2 0 2 8 6 2/3
Sweden 1958 4 2 1 1 6 7 2/3
Chile 1962 4 0 0 4 3 17 3/3
England 1966 3 1 0 2 2 5 Lost Play-off
Mexico 1970 6 0 1 5 3 14 4/4
Germany 1974 4 1 1 2 4 5 2/3
Argentina 1978 4 1 1 2 2 4 3/3
Spain 1982 8 4 2 2 17 11 3/5
Mexico 1986 8 2 2 4 5 10 4/5
Italy 1990 Quarter-finals 8th 5 0 4 1 2 3 8 5 2 1 10 2 2/5
United States 1994 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 2 4 12 7 4 1 19 6 2/7
France 1998 Did not qualify 12 5 4 3 24 11 2/6; Lost Play-off
South Korea Japan 2002 Round of 16 12th 4 1 3 0 6 3 12 8 3 1 25 6 2/6; Won Play-off
Germany 2006 Did not qualify 10 4 5 1 12 5 4/6
South Africa 2010 12 4 7 1 13 10 2/6; Lost Play-off
Brazil 2014 10 4 2 4 16 17 4/6
Russia 2018 12 5 5 2 13 11 2/6; Lost Play-off
Qatar 2022 8 2 3 3 11 8 3/5
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Quarter-finals 3/25 13 2 8 3 10 10 149 58 46 45 210 177 —
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

1990 World Cup

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

Italy 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Schillaci 38' (Report)
Attendance: 73,303

1994 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

2002 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

Knockout phase

Record players

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

Rank Player Matches Tournaments
1 Steve Staunton131990, 1994, 2002
2 Pat Bonner91990, 1994
Ray Houghton91990, 1994
Paul McGrath91990, 1994
Andy Townsend91990, 1994
6 John Aldridge81990, 1994
7 Niall Quinn71990, 2002
8 Tony Cascarino61990, 1994
Gary Kelly61994, 2002
Jason McAteer61994, 2002

Goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Tournaments
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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