play for but pride. However, the 0–0 draw saw the IFA XI field an all-Ireland team for the last time. The team included four players - Tom Aherne, Reg Ryan, Davy Walsh and the captain, Con Martin - who were born in what is now the Republic of Ireland. Since this game was also a qualifier for the 1950 FIFA World Cup, the situation led to controversy. All four players had previously played for the FAI XI in their qualifiers. Both Martin and Walsh had even scored for the FAI XI. As a result, the four players actually played for two different associations in the same FIFA World Cup tournament. FIFA intervened, after complaints from the FAI, and subsequently restricted players' eligibility based on the political border. In 1953 FIFA ruled neither team could be referred to as Ireland, decreeing that the FAI team be officially designated as the Republic of Ireland, while the IFA team was to become Northern Ireland. The IFA objected and in 1954 were permitted to continue using the name Ireland in the British Home Championship. This practice was discontinued in the late 1970s. Table Results Team squads Head coach: Walter Winterbottom Head coach: none, SFA Selection Committee Head coach: none, managed by a committee See also 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification 1950 FIFA World Cup References 1949 in British sport 1949–50 in Welsh football 1950 in British sport 1949–50 in English football 1949–50 in Scottish football 1949–50 in Irish association football 1947-48 Group 1 Ireland national football team (1882–1950) 1949–50 in Northern Ireland association football England at the 1950 FIFA World Cup