Republic of Ireland at the FIFA World Cup
Introduction 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. 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.
Overall record FIFA World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition*Position 1930''Did not enter''''Declined participation'' 1934''Did not qualify''2011693/3 19382011562/2 19504112672/3 19544202862/3 19584211672/3 196240043173/3 1966310225Lost Play-off 197060153144/4 19744112452/3 19784112243/3 1982842217113/5 198682245104/5 1990Quarter-finals 8th50412385211022/5 1994Round of 1615th411224127411962/7 1998''Did not qualify''1254324112/6; Lost Play-off  2002Round of 1612th413063128312562/6; Won Play-off 2006''Did not qualify''104511254/6 20101247113102/6; Lost Play-off 20141042416174/6 20181255213112/6; Lost Play-off 202282331183/5   2026''To be determined'' ''To be determined''	    2030 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. ''List of FIFA World Cup matchesYearRoundScoreResultRepublic of Ireland scorers1990Group stage '''1–1''' DrawKevin Sheedy  '''1–1''' DrawNiall Quinn  '''0–0''' Draw—Round of 16 '''0–0 ''' Draw—Quarter-finals '''0–1''' Loss—1994Group stage '''1–0''' WinRay Houghton  '''1–2''' LossJohn Aldridge  '''0–0''' Draw—Round of 16 '''0–2''' Loss—2002Group stage '''1–1''' DrawMatt Holland  '''1–1''' DrawRobbie Keane  '''3–0''' WinRobbie Keane Gary Breen Damien Duff Round of 16 '''1–1 ''' DrawRobbie Keane
1990 World Cup ===Group F===TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts312021+1'''4'''3030220'''3'''3030220'''3'''302112−1'''2'''''Note'': Republic of Ireland awarded second place by drawing of lots------------===Knockout phase===----
1994 World Cup ===Group E===TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3111330'''4'''3111220'''4'''3111220'''4'''3111110'''4'''------------===Knockout phase===
2002 World Cup ===Group E===TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts3210111+10'''7'''312052+3'''5'''311123−1'''4'''3003012−12'''0'''------------===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.RankPlayerMatchesTournaments1Steve Staunton131990, 1994, 20022Pat Bonner91990, 1994Ray Houghton91990, 1994Paul McGrath91990, 1994Andy Townsend91990, 19946John Aldridge81990, 19947Niall Quinn71990, 20028Tony Cascarino61990, 1994Gary Kelly61994, 2002Jason McAteer61994, 2002
Goalscorers RankPlayerGoalsTournaments1Robbie Keane320022Niall Quinn11990Kevin Sheedy11990John Aldridge11994Ray Houghton11994Gary Breen12002Damien Duff12002Matt Holland12002
See also * Republic of Ireland at the UEFA European Championship* Republic of Ireland at the UEFA Nations League
References
External links * Ireland Profile at FIFA.com* Ireland World Cup Record at FIFA.com* Article on Ireland's Qualification for the 1990 World Cup* Article on Ireland at 1994 FIFA World Cup* World Cup Record at Planet World Cup