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Greatest games

Ireland's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

L 1-1 v Spain(pens 2-3)
#1
Date
2002-06-16
Stage
World Cup · Round of 16
Game Score
2.115
L 0-1 v Italy
#2
Date
1990-06-30
Stage
World Cup · Quarterfinals
Game Score
1.855
D 1-1 v Netherlands
#3
Date
1990-06-21
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.826
W 1-0 v Italy
#4
Date
1994-06-18
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.808
D 1-1 v England
#5
Date
1990-06-11
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.804
W 0-0 v Romania(pens 5-4)
#6
Date
1990-06-25
Stage
World Cup · Round of 16
Game Score
1.795
D 1-1 v Germany
#7
Date
2002-06-05
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.711
D 1-1 v Soviet Union
#8
Date
1988-06-15
Stage
European Championship · Group Stage
Game Score
1.660
W 1-0 v England
#9
Date
1988-06-12
Stage
European Championship · Group Stage
Game Score
1.659
L 0-2 v Netherlands
#10
Date
1994-07-04
Stage
World Cup · Round of 16
Game Score
1.560

Footprint

Tournament appearances
8
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2028
World Cup appearances
3
Continental appearances
4
Last final reached
-
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Ireland. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Indonesia
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.23
Scotland
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.36
Cuba
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.43
Vietnam
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.44
Norway
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.45

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2016Euros
Round of 16
UEFA European Championship 2016
Ireland
2012Euros
Appearance
UEFA European Championship 2012
Ireland
2002WC
Round of 16
FIFA World Cup 2002
Ireland
1994WC
Round of 16
FIFA World Cup 1994
Ireland
1990WC
Quarterfinal
FIFA World Cup 1990
Ireland
1988Euros
Appearance
UEFA European Championship 1988
Ireland
1924Other
Quarterfinal
1924 Olympic Football
Ireland