Republic of Ireland national football team facts for kids
| Nickname(s) | The Boys in Green (Irish: Na buachaillí i nglas) The Green Army |
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| Association | Football Association of Ireland (FAI) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Mick McCarthy | ||
| Captain | Séamus Coleman | ||
| Most caps | Robbie Keane (146) | ||
| Top scorer | Robbie Keane (68) | ||
| Home stadium | Aviva Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | IRL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 34  1 (7 February 2019) |
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| Highest | 6 (August 1993) | ||
| Lowest | 70 (June–July 2014) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 43 9 (3 March 2019) |
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| Highest | 8 (March–April 1991, April 2002, August 2002) | ||
| Lowest | 63 (May 1972) | ||
| First international | |||
 Ireland 1–0 Bulgaria  (Stade Colombes, France; 28 May 1924) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Ireland 8–0 Malta  (Dublin, Ireland; 16 November 1983) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 7–0 Ireland (Uberlândia, Brazil; 27 May 1982) |
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1990) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 1990 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1988) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16, 2016 | ||
Republic of Ireland national football team is the national football team of Republic of Ireland.
Most appearances
| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Robbie Keane | 126 | 59 | 1998–2016 |
| 2 | Shay Given | 125 | 0 | 1996–2012 |
| 3 | Kevin Kilbane | 110 | 8 | 1997–2011 |
| 4 | Steve Staunton | 102 | 7 | 1988–2002 |
| 5 | Damien Duff | 100 | 8 | 1998–2012 |
| 6 | Niall Quinn | 91 | 21 | 1986–2002 |
| 7 | John O'Shea | 89 | 1 | 2001–2018 |
| 8 | Tony Cascarino | 88 | 19 | 1986–2000 |
| 9 | Paul McGrath | 83 | 8 | 1985–1997 |
| 10 | Packie Bonner | 80 | 0 | 1981–1996 |
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Robbie Keane | 59 | 126 | 1998–2016 |
| 2 | Niall Quinn | 21 | 91 | 1986–2002 |
| 3 | Frank Stapleton | 20 | 71 | 1977–1990 |
| 4 | Tony Cascarino | 19 | 88 | 1986–2000 |
| 4 | John Aldridge | 19 | 69 | 1986–1997 |
| 4 | Don Givens | 19 | 56 | 1969–1982 |
| 7 | Noel Cantwell | 14 | 36 | 1953–1967 |
| 8 | Gerry Daly | 13 | 48 | 1973–1986 |
| 8 | Jimmy Dunne | 13 | 15 | 1930–1939 |
| 10 | Ian Harte | 11 | 64 | 1996–2007 |
Images for kids
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Republic of Ireland playing the Netherlands at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, where they lost 2–0 in the Round of 16 of the 1994 World Cup
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The Ireland players celebrating qualification for UEFA Euro 2012
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Irish team in September 2013
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Ireland players (L-R) Robbie Keane, Liam Lawrence, Keith Andrews and Keith Fahey in a 2010 friendly against Algeria
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Ireland versus Argentina at the Aviva Stadium on 11 August 2010
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Croke Park, the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association, has been used for Irish matches.
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Ray Houghton scored against Italy at the 1994 FIFA World Cup
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Robbie Keane, top goalscorer and the most-capped player
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