Which country has knocked us out of the World Cup most?

[DannyInvincible]

...and, of course, the 1-1 in Macedonia. Hated TV3 ever since.

That was a sickening alright. It was my 14th birthday too. Ruined.

By bloody TV3...

[tricky_colour]

France didn't knock us out in '06, had we beaten the Swiss at Lansdowne we'd have made the playoff. If only Connolly had been in the team as he had four days earlier!

Well that may be true but I distinctly remember France being on the pitch when I realised it was all over.
It's basically the team which issued the 'coup de grace'.

[ArdeeBhoy]

That was a sickening alright. It was my 14th birthday too. Ruined.

Beejeepers, so young!

[elroy]

If the criteria is the game where our hopes of qualifying were mathematically ended, then the list is as follows: (Feel free to add to or correct if necessary)

2010: France (A)
2008: Germany (H)
2006: Swiss (H)
2004: Swiss (A)
2002: N/A
2000: Turkey (A)
1998: Belgium (A)
1996: Holland (N)
1994: N/A
1992: Poland (A) (We actually won our last game away to Turkey, but went out because England drew with Poland. It was really the previous game where conceded two late goals away to Poland to draw that saw us out).
1990: N/A
1988: N/A
1986: Swiss (A)
1984: Holland (H)
1982: Belgium (A)

[ArdeeBhoy]

And before?

[gspain]

We could still have qualified for 1982 after our campaign ended if France and Holland drew. France won 2-0.

Think we were out before Holland H for Euro84 but can't recall for sure maybe not but might have needed Malta to win v Spain and Holland.

[elroy]

And before?

I dont remember!

We could still have qualified for 1982 after our campaign ended if France and Holland drew. France won 2-0.

Think we were out before Holland H for Euro84 but can't recall for sure maybe not but might have needed Malta to win v Spain and Holland.

I think technically we could still have qualified if we had beaten Holland at home, we could have been left with a max of 11 points which would see us level with Holland/Spain, if they lost their last game at home to Malta. Realistically it was dead in the water.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1984_qualifying

[paul_oshea]

George Hamilton

when we went up chatting to him in bulgaria during the last qualifying campaign, he admitted as much saying "statistically, I am at fault for 90% of goals conceded against Ireland"

[TheBoss]

World Cup Q

1934 - Holland (As Ireland lost to Holland, needed Holland to beat Belgium by 4 goals. They won 4-2)
1938 - Norway
1950 - Sweden
1954 - France
1958 - England
1962 - Czechoslovakia
1966 - Spain
1970 - Hungary (Czechoslovakia and Hungary drew to knock Ireland out, Irelands previous game was a loss to Hungary)
1974 - France
1978 - Bulgaria

Euro Cup Q

1960 - Czechoslovakia
1964 - Spain
1968 - Czechoslovakia (Spain beat Turkey which meant Ireland were out)
1972 - Austria
1976 - Switzerland (USSR won their last match as did Ireland but that loss to Switzerland cost them)
1980 - Northern Ireland

[Noelys Guitar]

Sweden, Portugal and the nationality of the guy who reffed the Bulgaria away match in 1977.