Sep 02, 2000 the republic of irelands euro 2020 playoff semifinal away to slovakia is now likely to be played. One of the most dramatic goals at the 2002 fifa world cup when robbie keane scored deep in second half injury time against eventual finalists germany. Feb 11, 2019 the 2002 world cup is the only tournament in which the republic of ireland didnt overachieve. Sep 01, 2001 an afternoon that defied words, and certainly logic, saw an irish side reduced to 10 men beat holland, guaranteeing themselves at least a place in the playoffs for the 2002 world cup finals and. Roy keane on the ireland international who sang god save. Irelands world cup 2002 qualification campaign part 1. Republic of ireland national football team simple english. Gary breen fifa world cup 2002, republic of ireland. The 2002 fifa world cup qualification competition was a series of tournaments organised by the six fifa confederations. Matt holland fifa world cup 2002 republic of ireland. Irish national anthem, world cup south korea 2002 youtube. Keane, who was born in cork, had a turbulent time with ireland, and was sent home from the world cup in 2002 after an. Can you name the republic of ireland s 2002 world cup squad.
Republic of ireland national football team is the national football team of republic of ireland most appearances. Richard dunne played in 2 major championships and won 80 caps. May 01, 2018 the rockhard training pitch in saipan was just one of the things that angered roy keane in the buildup to the 2002 world cup. Germany won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with the republic of ireland. Irelands glorious exit bbc sport onlines lyle jackson reflects on the republics cruel exit from the world cup. Republic of ireland 2 0 russia football the guardian. John aldridge believes mick mccarthy is the obvious candidate to become the next republic of ireland manager after martin. Irish 2002 world cup qualifying campaign the republic of ireland soccer team was drawn in world cup group 2 that also included portugal, holland, estonia, cyprus and andorra. Relive republic of irelands 20022003 international season with this original away long sleeve football shirt. Mccarthy, who led the republic to the 2002 world cup during his first spell in charge, was appointed as martin oneills. Ireland has the record for getting furthest in the tournament without winning a match.
Republic of ireland 2002 world cup qualifying group 2. World cup 2002 republic of ireland v iran stats bbc. The rockhard training pitch in saipan was just one of the things that angered roy keane in the buildup to the 2002 world cup. Republic of ireland 1 1 cameroon 2002 fifa world cup. A contest in which the republic s manager mick mccarthy used 23 players will at least have clarified certain world cup issues, not least the fact that steven reid, the. Mar 21, 2020 robbie keanes lastminute strike against germany in the 2002 world cup has been voted ireland s greatest goal. Republic of ireland 1 0 netherlands 2002 fifa world cup. Superb ireland beat the dutch football the guardian. Yokohama intl stadium, seoul stadium, daegu stadium, saitama stadium, nagai stadium and all other wc stadiums. The 2002 fifa world cup, the seventeenth staging of the world cup, was held in the korea republic and japan from 31 may to 30 june.
Robbie keanes 2002 world cup strike against germany voted. Germany cruised through as group winners despite dropping a point against republic of ireland, who also qualified. The boys in green secured a point against the germans thanks to keanes goal deep. Republic of ireland 2002 world cup finals squad for japan and south korea.
The most experienced players in the squad were niall quinn and steve staunton who would. The republic of ireland have appeared in the finals of the fifa world cup on three occasions, in 1990, 1994 and 2002. Abandoned suspended postponed cancelled lineups halftime end of second half end of first half extra time fulltime penalties. Ireland emerged triumphant with a 21 aggregate win. Germany 1 1 republic of ireland 2002 fifa world cup 68786. The 2002 fifa world cup was held in south korea and japan from 31 may to 30 june. Netherlands 2 2 republic of ireland 2002 fifa world. The games were played on 10 november and 15 november 2001 in.
The most experienced players in the squad were niall quinn and steve staunton who would become the first irish footballer to win 100 hundred caps during the 2002 world cup finals in japan. Germany v republic of ireland 2002 fifa world cup koreajapan match 17. Hq robbie keane last minute goal republic of ireland v. Apr 10, 2020 take a trip down memory lane with irish sunsports quiz on the 2002 world cup. The republic of ireland s first world cup appearance in eight years was a mere footnote to the explosive events which occurred on this day 16 years ago, as miguel delaney explains. Fifas executive committee awarded the 2002 world cup final tournament to korean republic and japan as cohosts at a meeting in zurich, switzerland on 31 may 1996. Brazil won for a record fifth time, beating germany 20 in the final. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Ireland s glorious exit bbc sport onlines lyle jackson reflects on the republic s cruel exit from the world cup. Halftime 1 0 fulltime 1 1 extratime 1 1 penalties 3 2. The 2002 fifa world cup was the 17th fifa world cup, the quadrennial world championship for mens national association football teams organized by fifa. Netherlands 2 2 republic of ireland 2002 fifa world cup 65688.
The 2002 fifa world cup uefaafc qualification playoff was a twolegged homeandaway tie between a group runnerup of the european qualifying tournament, the republic of ireland, and the winners of the afc playoff, iran. Former republic of ireland captain roy keane has revealed how matt holland received a great deal of stick from his international teammates after he was spotted singing god save the queen during a game for ipswich. Sep 01, 2001 58 gary kelly republic of ireland is shown a second yellow card and is dismissed. Planet world cup 2002 group e germany v republic of ireland. Steve finnan fifa world cup 2002 republic of ireland. Fifa world cupfinal tournament new kashima, ibaraki. David connolly republic of ireland misses from the penalty spot. Netherlands 2 2 republic of ireland 2002 fifa world cup. The republic of ireland missed out on automatic qualification for euro 2020 as a 11 draw with.
Mick mccarthy guided the republic of ireland to the 2002 world cup finals. Robbie keane republic of ireland scores from the penalty spot. Mick mccarthys team were unbeaten winning seven and drawing three, scoring 23 and conceding 5. Fifa world cup 2002 group e historical football kits. Play in group e of the 2002 fifa world cup completed on 11 june 2002. Iran 10 republic of ireland ireland win 21 on aggregate email your reaction to football talk. Former mexico coach javier aguirre says he made one of the worst mistakes of his career at the 2002 world cup. Mick mccarthy captained ireland in the 1990 world cup and managed ireland in the 2002 world cup. Spain win 32 on penalties the republic of ireland went out of the world cup on penalties after staging a superb comeback against spain in suwon.
Since france cheated ireland out of a 2010 world cup place, you might as well enjoy ireland s last excursion at the world cup in japansouth korea 2002. Bbc sport world cup spain v rep of ireland spain break. May 23, 2002 it is reported tonight that manchester united are sending a private plane to fly roy keane from ireland s world cup training base on the pacific island of saipan. Stephen kenny will replace mick mccarthy as republic of ireland manager with immediate effect after the euro 2020 playoffs were delayed again by the coronavirus pandemic, the football association of ireland said saturday. Venue suwon world cup stadium suwon attendance 38926. Republic of ireland 2002 world cup squad quiz by footielive. At 35, niall quinn was also the eldest member of the of the playing panel. These thirteen tough questions about ireland s last world cup appearance should help pass the time during lockdown. New republic of ireland captain seamus coleman scores to give his side a 10 win over georgia in the world cup qualifier in dublin.
Republic of ireland v germany 2002 world cup group e match in kashima stadium, ibaraki. Irish footballs golden generation couldve, and shouldve, made the. A narrow defeat for the republic of ireland was enough to ensure their place in next years world cup. Jun 19, 2002 david oleary and mark lawrenson say ireland deserve great credit for their performance against spain. Germany 1 1 republic of ireland 2002 fifa world cup.
Their first appearance in the finals was in italy at the 1990 fifa world cup. Ireland national team squad world cup 2002 japansouth korea. Ireland republic national football team live soccer tv. Each confederation the afc asia, caf africa, concacaf north, central america and caribbean, conmebol south america, ofc oceania, and uefa europe was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament. With transfermarkts groundhopping tool, you can collect all of your matches in one list and view lots of statistics. Republic of ireland team at 2002 fifa world cup koreajapan. The republic of ireland finished runnersup in the world cup qualifying group 2. Match report including the goals by robbie keane and mirolav klose, team. Germany republic of ireland, jun 5, 2002 world cup. Jun 16, 2002 spain 11 republic of ireland aet spain win 32 on penalties the republic of ireland went out of the world cup on penalties after staging a superb comeback against spain in suwon. David oleary and mark lawrenson say ireland deserve great credit for their performance against spain. In his third qualifying campaign as republic of ireland soccer team manager, mick mccarthy, finally succeeded in leading the irish to a major championship finals tournament. The republic of ireland are unbeaten in 16 internationals 10 wins, 6 draws. Republic of ireland at the fifa world cup wikipedia.
Spain v rep of ireland photos pictures from suwon as ireland suffer penalty agony against spain losing the shootout 32. Fernando hierro spain scores from the penalty spot. The games were played on 10 november and 15 november 2001 in dublin and tehran, respectively. Germany v republic of ireland 2002 fifa world cup korea.
Matt holland republic of ireland misses from the penalty spot. Republic of ireland national football team wikipedia. World cup 2002 iran v republic of ireland stats bbc. Gary breen fifa world cup 2002 republic of ireland. Roy keane dramatically quit the irish squad days before the competition started after delivering a tirade against their coach, mick mccarthy in a row prompted by his dissatisfaction over the squads preparation. Nov 15, 2001 the republic of ireland earned a place in the world cup finals in 2002 after home and away matches against iran. Despite, walking away from the world cup in 2002 or, being sent home according to some parties keane was immensely proud of his cork roots and playing for ireland. It was the first world cup held in asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented.
Roy keane on the ireland player who sang god save the. All the goals from ireland s successful qualification campaign for the 2002 world cup. Matt holland fifa world cup 2002, republic of ireland. Robbie keanes 2002 world cup strike voted irelands greatest. Robbie keanes stoppage time goal 92nd minute against germany in the 2002 world cup. Names, fooball clubs, age, and caps of all irish players in the world cup squad. Mccarthy leaves after 17 months in charge of the republic of ireland. Iran won group 2 in the first afc round of world cup. They collected 24 points from their ten games trailing portugal on goal difference. Fifa world cupqualifying round johan cruijff arena, amsterdam.
Watch full world cup 2002 football matches online on footballia. Steve finnan ireland fifa world cup 2002 republic of ireland 1. Iran have also played in the world cup finals twice before and will be equally keen to fill one of the two remaining berths for korea and japan 2002. It was held from 31 may to 30 june 2002 at sites in south korea and japan, with its final match hosted by japan at international stadium in yokohama. Republic of ireland team group taken before the fifa world cup finals 2002 group e match between republic of ireland and saudi arabia played at the international stadium. At the 2002 fifa world cup, each national association was required to name a squad of 23 players, expanded from 22 in previous tournaments the players ages, caps and clubs are as of 31 may 2002, the opening day of the tournament.