Irish 2014 World Cup Qualification
Campaign - Group 3
Ireland were drawn as a third seed in Group
3 of the World Cup 2014 qualification competition. The finals will be
held in Brazil and the Irish will have to overcome top seeds Germany,
as well as Sweden, Austria, Faroe Islands, and Kazakhstan to qualify automatically
for the 2014 World Cup.
Ireland last played against Germany in
a competitive match in the Euro 2008 qualifiers
finishing in third place in the group having lost away to the Germans
and earned a draw at Lansdowne
Road. Ireland's last competitive match against Sweden was in Malmo
in October 1970 in the old 1972
Nations Cup qualifiers. Ireland have never beaten Sweden in their
four previous competitive matches. Ireland's last competitive match against
Austria was a dismal 1-3 home defeat during Euro
1996 qualifiers near the end of the Jack
Charlton era. Ireland have beaten Austria just once in six attempts
in competitive matches.
In an ironic twist of fate the Faroe Islands,
who were managed by former Irish manager Brian
Kerr at the time, were also drawn in Group Three. A further twist
is that the only time that Ireland ever played the Faroes was during the
2006 World Cup qualifiers when Kerr was
the Irish manager. Ireland won both home and away matches during that
campaign. Ireland and Kazakhstan have never played against each other.
On the day (30 July 2011) of the draw for
the 2014 World Cup qualification groups the World rankings of the teams
drawn in Group three were as follows:
| Germany |
3rd |
| Sweden |
19th |
| Republic of Ireland |
33rd |
| Austria |
66th |
| Faroe Islands |
112th |
| Kazakhstan |
126th |
The fixtures for the 2014 World Cup qualification
campaign will be negotiated and announced at a later date. Qualification
games will commence in August or September 2012.
Ireland's Fixtures for World Cup 2014
Qualification
World Cup 2014 Qualifying Campaign
- Group Table
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2014 World
Cup - Qualifying Group B - Latest Standings
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Nation |
Played
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Won
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Drew
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Lost
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Goals F
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Goals A
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Points
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Germany |
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Sweden |
0
|
0
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0
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0
|
0
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0
|
0
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|
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Republic of Ireland
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
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Austria |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Faroe Islands |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Kazakhstan |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Irish World Cup
Qualifying Group Results
Number of Appearances and Goals Scored
in Irish World Cup Qualifying Campaigns
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World
Cup 2014 Appearances
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Number of Appearances and Goals Scored
in Irish Euro Championship Finals Qualifying Campaigns
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