Republic of Ireland at the UEFA Nations League

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The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The first season has begun in September 2018 consisting of four groups in each of the four leagues ranked by UEFA coefficient of each country.

The Republic of Ireland has been in Division B, since the beginning of this tournament and have yet to win a game in the competition.[1]

UEFA Nations League record[]

UEFA Nations League record
Year Division Group Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
Portugal 2018–19 B 4 Group stage 3rd 4 0 2 2 1 5 Same position 23rd
Italy 2020–21 B 4 Group stage 3rd 6 0 3 3 1 4 Same position 28th
2022–23 B Future event
Total Group stage
League B 		2/2 10 0 5 5 2 9 23rd
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.


2018–19 UEFA Nations League B Group 4[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion[a] Denmark Wales Republic of Ireland
1  Denmark (P) 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 8 Promotion to League A — 2–0 0–0
2  Wales 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6 1–2 — 4–1
3  Republic of Ireland 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2 0–0 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
Wales 4–1 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 25,657[2]
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 41,220[2]
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Wales
Report
Attendance: 38,321[2]
Denmark 0–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 11,130[2]

2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Group 4[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Wales Finland Republic of Ireland Bulgaria
1  Wales (P) 6 5 1 0 7 1 +6 16 Promotion to League A — 3–1 1–0 1–0
2  Finland 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12 0–1 — 1–0 2–0
3  Republic of Ireland 6 0 3 3 1 4 −3 3 0–0 0–1 — 0–0
4  Bulgaria (R) 6 0 2 4 2 7 −5 2 Relegation to League C 0–1 1–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Bulgaria 1–1 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 0[3]
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Finland
Report
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: (Italy)
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Wales
Report
Attendance: 0[5]
Finland 1–0 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 7,900[6]
Referee: (Switzerland)
Wales 1–0 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 0[7]
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Bulgaria
Report
Attendance: 0[8]
Referee: (Belgium)

References[]

  1. ^ "Nations League dreaming in a World Cup summer". RTE Sport. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Summary UEFA Nations League B – Group 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Bulgaria vs. Republic of Ireland". Union of European Football Associations. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Republic of Ireland vs. Finland". Union of European Football Associations. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Republic of Ireland vs. Wales". Union of European Football Associations. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Finland vs. Republic of Ireland". Union of European Football Associations. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Wales vs. Republic of Ireland". Union of European Football Associations. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Republic of Ireland vs. Bulgaria". Union of European Football Associations. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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