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General Information for Ireland

Football Association of Ireland
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 2002
1.81m
Average age in 2002
25.1
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2002
No jersey in 2002

Coaches in 2002

Givens, Don (Coach)

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Givens, Don (Coach)

Day of Birth
1949-08-09
Place of Birth
Limerick (Ireland)
Height
1.80m
Goto coach Don Givens

McCarthy, Mick (Coach)

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McCarthy, Mick (Coach)

Day of Birth
1959-02-07
Place of Birth
Barnsley (England)
Height
1.88m
Matches
12 (6 / 6)
Goto coach Mick McCarthy

Players of Ireland in 2002

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Given, Shay 1976-04-20 Goalkeeper England Newcastle United 10 1 0 0 0 0
Kiely, Dean 1970-10-10 Goalkeeper England Charlton Athletic 2 1 0 0 0 0
Colgan, Nick 1973-09-19 Goalkeeper Scotland Hibernian Edinburgh 0 1 0 0 0 0
Harte, Ian 1977-08-31 Left Back England Leeds United 11 0 1 0 0 0
Breen, Gary 1973-12-12 Centre Back England West Ham United 8 1 1 0 0 0
Finnan, Steve 1976-04-20 Right Back England Fulham FC 8 1 0 0 0 0
Cunningham, Kenny 1971-06-28 Centre Back England Birmingham City 7 3 0 0 0 0
Kelly, Gary 1974-07-09 Right Back England Leeds United 7 3 0 0 0 0
Staunton, Steve 1969-01-19 Left Back England Aston Villa FC 6 2 0 0 0 0
O'Brien, Andy 1979-06-26 Centre Back England Newcastle United 2 0 0 0 0 0
Reid, Steven 1981-03-10 Right Back England Millwall FC 1 5 2 0 0 0
Doherty, Gary 1980-01-31 Centre Back England Tottenham Hotspur 1 4 2 0 0 0
Dunne, Richard 1979-09-21 Centre Back England Manchester City 1 2 0 0 0 0
O'Shea, John 1981-04-30 Centre Back England Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
Babb, Phil 1970-11-30 Centre Back England Sunderland AFC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Duff, Damien 1979-03-02 Right Midfielder England Blackburn Rovers 11 0 1 0 0 0
Holland, Matt 1974-04-11 Centre Midfielder England Ipswich Town 9 3 1 0 0 0
Kinsella, Mark 1972-08-12 Defensive Midfielder England Aston Villa FC 9 1 1 0 0 0
Kilbane, Kevin 1977-02-01 Left Midfielder England Sunderland AFC 9 1 0 0 0 0
McAteer, Jason 1971-06-18 Right Midfielder England Sunderland AFC 5 2 0 0 0 0
Healy, Colin 1980-03-14 Centre Midfielder Scotland Celtic Glasgow 4 2 1 0 0 0
Carsley, Lee 1974-02-28 Defensive Midfielder England Everton FC 2 2 0 0 0 0
Keane, Roy 1971-08-10 Centre Midfielder England Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
Delap, Rory 1976-07-06 Centre Midfielder England Southampton FC 1 2 0 0 0 0
Butler, Thomas 1981-04-25 Right Midfielder England Sunderland AFC 1 1 0 0 0 0
McPhail, Stephen 1979-12-09 Centre Midfielder England Leeds United 1 1 0 0 0 0
Barrett, Graham 1981-10-06 Attacking Midfielder England Brighton & Hove Albion 0 1 1 0 0 0
Goodwin, Jim 1981-11-20 Defensive Midfielder England Stockport County 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kennedy, Mark 1976-05-15 Left Midfielder England Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 1 0 0 0 0
Keane, Robbie 1980-07-08 Centre Forward England Tottenham Hotspur 11 0 6 0 0 0
Morrison, Clinton 1979-05-14 Centre Forward England Birmingham City 1 5 2 0 0 0
Crowe, Glen 1977-12-25 Centre Forward Ireland Bohemians Dublin 1 0 0 0 0 0
Connolly, David 1977-06-06 Centre Forward England Wimbledon FC 0 4 0 0 0 0
Quinn, Niall 1966-10-06 Centre Forward England Sunderland AFC 0 4 0 0 0 0
Sadlier, Richard 1979-01-14 Centre Forward England Millwall FC 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Ireland in 2002

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2002-02-13
Ireland
Ireland
Russia
Russia
2:0 c
Ireland vs. Russia
Friendly
Lansdowne Road
2002-03-27
Ireland
Ireland
Denmark
Denmark
3:0 c
Ireland vs. Denmark
Friendly
Lansdowne Road
2002-04-17
Ireland
Ireland
USA
USA
2:1 c
Ireland vs. USA
Friendly
Lansdowne Road
2002-05-16
Ireland
Ireland
Nigeria
Nigeria
1:2 c
Ireland vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Lansdowne Road
2002-06-01
Ireland
Ireland
Cameroon
Cameroon
1:1 c
Ireland vs. Cameroon
World Cup 2002 - Group E
Denka Big Swan Stadium
2002-06-05
Germany
Germany
Ireland
Ireland
1:1 c
Germany vs. Ireland
World Cup 2002 - Group E
Kashima Soccer Stadium
2002-06-11
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Ireland
Ireland
0:3 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Ireland
World Cup 2002 - Group E
International Stadium Yokohama
2002-06-16
Spain
Spain
Ireland
Ireland
1:1 (3:2) c
Spain vs. Ireland
World Cup 2002 - Round of 16
Suwon World Cup Stadium
2002-08-21
Finland
Finland
Ireland
Ireland
0:3 c
Finland vs. Ireland
Friendly
Helsingin olympiastadion
2002-09-07
Russia
Russia
Ireland
Ireland
4:2 c
Russia vs. Ireland
Euro 2004 - Group 10
Lokomotiv Stadium Moskva
2002-10-16
Ireland
Ireland
Switzerland
Switzerland
1:2 c
Ireland vs. Switzerland
Euro 2004 - Group 10
Lansdowne Road
2002-11-20
Greece
Greece
Ireland
Ireland
0:0 c
Greece vs. Ireland
Friendly
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
12 Matches

Match Progress for Ireland in 2002

Favorite Opponents of Ireland

Opponent M W D L G
Netherlands
Netherlands
18 3 4 11 17
Denmark
Denmark
17 4 9 4 18
Wales
Wales
16 6 5 5 14
England
England
13 2 6 5 9
Poland
Poland
13 2 7 4 13
Portugal
Portugal
13 4 3 6 10
Hungary
Hungary
11 4 4 3 14
France
France
11 0 3 8 5
Scotland
Scotland
11 4 2 5 11
Italy
Italy
11 3 3 5 9
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 3 4 4 9
Georgia
Georgia
11 9 2 0 18
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
11 5 5 1 15
Spain
Spain
10 1 3 6 8
Norway
Norway
10 1 5 4 9
Finland
Finland
9 5 2 2 14
Belgium
Belgium
9 0 6 3 10
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9 4 4 1 17
Germany
Germany
9 2 4 3 7
Malta
Malta
8 8 0 0 25
Czechia
Czechia
8 2 2 4 9
Turkey
Turkey
8 2 4 2 12
USA
USA
8 4 2 2 16
Cyprus
Cyprus
8 6 1 1 18
Russia
Russia
7 1 3 3 7
Sweden
Sweden
7 2 2 3 9
Croatia
Croatia
7 2 3 2 8
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
7 5 1 1 12
Greece
Greece
7 0 1 6 1
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
7 2 0 5 6
Serbia
Serbia
7 0 4 3 7
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 4 1 1 11
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
6 6 0 0 21
Slovakia
Slovakia
6 1 4 1 8
Latvia
Latvia
6 6 0 0 17
Iceland
Iceland
6 4 1 1 11
Armenia
Armenia
6 4 0 2 8
Austria
Austria
6 1 2 3 6
Mexico
Mexico
6 0 4 2 6
Romania
Romania
5 3 1 1 9
Israel
Israel
5 1 3 1 8
Brazil
Brazil
5 1 1 3 1
Andorra
Andorra
5 5 0 0 15
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 4 1 0 6
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
4 2 1 1 3
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
4 3 1 0 14
Albania
Albania
4 3 1 0 6
Estonia
Estonia
4 3 1 0 9
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
4 4 0 0 11
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 4
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 2 1 0 4
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 0 1 2 2
Uruguay
Uruguay
3 1 1 1 6
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 5
Chile
Chile
3 0 1 2 1
Oman
Oman
3 3 0 0 10
South Africa
South Africa
2 2 0 0 3
Qatar
Qatar
2 1 1 0 5
Argentina
Argentina
2 0 0 2 0
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 0 2 0 0
San Marino
San Marino
2 2 0 0 7
Australia
Australia
2 1 0 1 2
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 1 1 0 4
China
China
2 2 0 0 2
Moldova
Moldova
2 2 0 0 5
Ukraine
Ukraine
2 0 1 1 1
Algeria
Algeria
2 1 0 1 3
Iran
Iran
2 1 0 1 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 2 0 0 4
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 1 1 0 4
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 1 0 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 1 0 1
Colombia
Colombia
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 1 0 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 3
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 1 0 0 1
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 1 0 1
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 1 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 3
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 1 0 0 4
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