An introduction to the teams playing at1990 FIFA World Cup Italy ™ Ireland National Team » Squad World Cup 1990 Italy. Ireland need the 'game of their lives' against Germany. Scorer of the goal that took Ireland to the 1994 World Cup with a 1-1 draw against Northern Ireland in Windsor Park, McLoughlin retired from football in 2003 and went into coaching, working with Forest Green. The Irish football squad that Jack Charlton brought to the USA for the 1994 World Cup finals was even more experienced than the Irish 1990 World Cup squad that he brought to Italy. This article contains the results of the Republic of Ireland national football team during the 1990s. RTÉ is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. The midfielder overcame serious illness when he was diagnosed with cancer of the kidney and in 2011 joined former club Portsmouth as a senior academy coach. The striker finished his playing days with Tranmere before taking charge of the club as player-manager, however, following their relegation from League One in 2001 he stepped down and moved away from management. The group winner and the runner-up would automatically qualify for the finals in Italy in 1990. Ending his playing days with Oldham in 2004, Sheridan was twice named caretaker manager by the Latics before taking the job on a permanent basis in 2006. After hanging up his gloves, Bonner went into coaching, working with the Irish international team before going to work with the FAI as a technical director for development. The Republic of Ireland soccer team was drawn in World Cup Group 6 that also included Spain, Hungary, Northern Ireland, and Malta. The Republic of Ireland soccer team was drawn in World Cup Group 6 that also included Spain, Hungary, Northern Ireland, and Malta. Quinn returned to Sunderland in 2006 when he headed up a consortium that bought the club and named the former striker as the club’s chairman and manager. For the 1990 World Cup, Ireland reached the quarter finals of the tournament for the first time in their history. Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup Group F. Group F featured the Netherlands, England, the Republic of Ireland and Egypt. All the teams included 3 goalkeepers, except Colombia and Republic of Ireland who only called two. Moran retains an interest in the company, which has since rebranded itself as Formation Group PLC and has expanded into the property market. Republic of Ireland Squad at 1990 World Cup Finals. Ireland had qualified for a quarter final showdown against the host nation Italy at the 1990 World cup without winning a match in regulation time. Arguably the best defender to ever pull on a green shirt, McGrath has suffered some well publicised battles with addiction since retiring from football, which he thankfully seems to be winning. The man who scored that goal in the infamous abandoned friendly with England, Kelly finished up his playing career with Derry City, helping the Candystripes to an FAI Cup final victory over Shamrock Rovers in his final game before joining Tranmere Rovers as their assistant manager. FIFA World Cup History Year Round Score Result Republic of Ireland scorers 1990: Round 1 Republic of Ireland 1 – 1 England: Draw: Kevin Sheedy 73 ' Round 1 Republic of Ireland 1 – 1 Netherlands: Draw: Niall Quinn 71 ' Round 1 Republic of Ireland 0 – 0 Egypt: Draw: Round 2 Republic of Ireland 0(5) – 0(4) Romania: Draw: Quarter-finals One of the most gifted full-backs of his generation, Staunton is sadly more remembered these days for his unsuccessful spell in charge of the Ireland team. Houghton writes a weekly column for the Irish Daily Star and continues to work with the FAI as an ambassador for Irish football. There's a cornish pasty baker, a podiatrist and a fair few ex-Liverpool pundits, but what are the rest of the Republic of Ireland's Italia '90 squad up to these days? The most experienced player in the squad was Frank Stapleton with 71 caps and he was also Ireland's record goal scorer at the time. Dropped in at the deep end as Brian Kerr’s successor with scant experience, Staunton struggled to cope and was eventually replaced by Giovanni Trapattoni after failing to qualify for Euro 2008. © RTÉ 2020. The former striker also works as a football pundit with several media outlets. The former Liverpool midfielder also works with Myaware, the national charity for people with myasthenia, an auto-immune disease. Hughton also worked as Brian Kerr’s number two at Ireland during this spell. O’Leary returned to management with Al-Alhi of the UAE in 2010 but lasted just 15 games there. Bonner was the man that produced the most memorable image from Italia ’90 for the Republic of Ireland as he saved Daniel Timofte’s penalty against Romania to help take his side through to the quarter-finals. Quinn stepped aside as manager to appoint Roy Keane but remained as chairman until 2011. These days he focuses on his charitable work with the Stephen Staunton Foundation, which raises funds for among other Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin and the Teenage Cancer Trust. A mere 25 years from the start of Ireland's Italia '90 World Cup campaign and the 1-1 draw with old rivals England, we look back at Jack Charlton's squad and see what they're up to these days. O'Leary, who famously scored the spot-kick that put Ireland into the quarter-finals of Italia ’90, made big waves in football management.