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| Federation founded: 1921 |
| FIFA member since: 1923 |
| Confederation: UEFA |
| Colours: Green and white |
| Nickname: The Green Army
|
| World Cups qualified for: 3 (of 21) |
| Best results: Quarter-final 1990 |
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 WORLD CUP RANKING
|
| P 13
|
W 2
|
D 8
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L 3
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GF 10
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GA 10
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Pts 14
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Republic of Ireland
is 38th on the all-time table.
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TEAM RECORDS
|
| Champions |
- |
| Finalists |
- |
| Semi-finalists (or top 4) |
- |
| Quarter-finalists (or top 8) |
1990 |
| Biggest win |
3-0 vs Saudi Arabia 2002 |
| Biggest loss |
0-2 vs Netherlands 1994 |
| Most wins in a row |
1 |
| Most losses in a row |
1 |
| Longest unbeaten run |
4 |
| Longest run without win |
5 |
| Longest run qualifying |
2 (1990-94) |
| Longest run not qualifying |
13 (1930-86) |
| Penalty shoot-outs |
1 win, 1 loss |
| IRE vs Europe |
W1 - D6 - L2 |
| IRE vs Asia |
W1 - D0 - L0 |
| IRE vs Africa |
W0 - D2 - L0 |
| IRE vs N/C America |
W0 - D0 - L1 |
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MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
|
| Steve Staunton |
13 |
1990-02 |
| Pat Bonner |
9 |
1990-94 |
| Ray Houghton |
9 |
1990-94 |
| Paul McGrath |
9 |
1990-94 |
| Andy Townsend |
9 |
1990-94 |
| John Aldridge |
8 |
1990-94 |
| Niall Quinn |
7 |
1990-02 |
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MOST WORLD CUP GOALS
|
| Robbie Keane |
3 |
2002 |
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YEAR RD OPPONENTS RESULT
1990 1R England D 1-1
1R Egypt D 0-0
1R Netherlands D 1-1
2R Romania [5-4 ap] D 0-0
QF Italy L 0-1
1994 1R Italy W 1-0
1R Mexico L 1-2
1R Norway D 0-0
2R Netherlands L 0-2
2002 1R Cameroon D 1-1
1R Germany D 1-1
1R Saudi Arabia W 3-0
2R Spain [2-3 ap] D 1-1
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