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Quiz: Name the Ireland XI that faced Germany at the 2002 World Cup

Published 17:06 7 Jul 2026 BST

Updated 17:06 7 Jul 2026 BST

Colman Stanley
Quiz: Name the Ireland XI that faced Germany at the 2002 World Cup

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What a time to be alive!

This Quiz is sponsored by Lynx, Smell Your Best When You Look Your Worst

They were heady days, and we really did not know how good we had it.

Roy Keane had left, but Ireland had been invigorated by his absence.

In their opening group game, they drew 1-1 with Cameroon, thanks to a Matt Holland equaliser, and the Boys in Green knew a result against Germany would give them a huge chance to make the last-16, with the lowly Saudi Arabia awaiting in the final group match.

And it delivered one of the great Irish World Cup moments, with a last-gasp equaliser at Kashimi Soccer Stadium in Ibaraki, after Miroslav Klose had given the Die Mannschaft the lead.

But how well do you remember that iconic Ireland XI?