| team REPUBLIC OF IRELAND | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 21 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 3 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 6 - 9 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 5 - 6 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 6 - 7 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 8 - 6 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 6 - 7 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 4: + 0; = 0; - 4: 3 - 17 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 2 - 5 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 6: + 0; = 1; - 5: 3 - 14 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 4 - 5 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 2 - 4 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 8: + 4; = 2; - 2: 17 - 11 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 2; = 2; - 4: 5 - 10 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 8: + 5; = 2; - 1: 10 - 2 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | 5: + 0; = 4; - 1: 2 - 3 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 12: + 7; = 4; - 1: 19 - 6 18 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 2 - 4 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 12: + 5; = 4; - 3: 24 - 11 19 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 12: + 8; = 3; - 1: 25 - 6 27 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | 4: + 1; = 3; - 0: 6 - 3 6 | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 10: + 4; = 5; - 1: 12 - 5 17 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 12: + 4; = 7; - 1: 13 - 10 19 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 10: + 4; = 2; - 4: 16 - 17 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 12: + 5; = 5; - 2: 13 - 11 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 8: + 2; = 3; - 3: 11 - 8 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | Quarter-finals 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy™ | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 149: +58: =46; -45; 210 ‒ 177 220 | |
| Percentage indicators | +38,93%; =30,87%; -30,20%; 1,41 ‒ 1,19 49,22% | |
| FIFA world cup | 13: +2: =8; -3; 10 ‒ 10 14 | |
| Percentage indicators | +15,38%; =61,54%; -23,08%; 0,77 ‒ 0,77 35,90% | |
| Total: | 162: +60: =54; -48; 220 ‒ 187 234 | |
| Percentage indicators | +37,04%; =33,33%; -29,63%; 1,36 ‒ 1,15 48,15% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 162 (15) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 220 | |
| - home: | 121 (55%) | |
| - away: | 84 (38,18%) | |
| - neutral field: | 15 (6,82%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 187 | |
| - home: | 76 (40,64%) | |
| - away: | 100 (53,48%) | |
| - neutral field: | 11 (5,88%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,36 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,15 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 126/222 (56,76%) | |
| - away: | 88/219 (40,18%) | |
| - neutral field: | 20/45 (44,44%) | |
| Biggest win: | 6:0 - Cyprus | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:7 - Czech Republic | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 64 (39,51%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 44 (27,16%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 19 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 13 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 7 / 1 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 168 (1,04) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 5 (0,03) | |
| - second yellow cards | 4 | |
| - straight red cards | 1 | |
| Players acted | 281 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 5 648 393 (34 867) | |
| Top scorer: | Robert KEANE (02 06 10 14) - 21 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Steve STAUNTON (90 94 98 02) - 47 games | |