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Republic of Ireland 1–0 Portugal

Wednesday 9 Feb 2005 · Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland1–0Portugal

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′O'Brien

21′1–0Andy O'Brien Republic of Ireland

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Republic of Ireland

Came on

7Graham KavanaghMF↑46′
3Richard DunneDF↑60′
6Liam MillerMF↑69′
15Aiden McGeadyMF↑83′

Portugal

RicardoGK
14João PauloDF
20Paulo FerreiraDF ↓46′
Marco CaneiraDF
Pedro Rogerio MatiasDF
20DecoMF ↓46′
21TiagoMF ↓46′
PetitMF
SimãoMF ↓61′
7Cristiano RonaldoFW ↓70′
9Pedro Miguel PauletaFW ↓46′

Came on

6Fernando MeiraDF↑46′
Ricardo CostaDF↑46′
16Hugo Miguel Ferreira VianaMF↑46′
Nuno GomesFW↑46′
11Luis Boa MorteFW↑61′
Manuel FernandesMF↑70′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Republic of Ireland: 1870 → 1878
Portugal: 1899 → 1891

Expected score for Republic of Ireland: 60.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 12 of 18, 1946–2025.

Republic of Ireland wins: 5
Draws: 3
Portugal wins: 10

Form either side

Republic of Ireland

Before

3–0 v Cyprus 4 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
1–1 v Switzerland 8 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
0–0 v France 9 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
2–0 v Faroe Islands 13 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
1–0 v Croatia 16 Nov 2004 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Israel 26 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–0 v China PR 29 Mar 2005 · Friendly
2–2 v Israel 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–0 v Faroe Islands 8 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–2 v Italy 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly

Portugal

Before

2–0 v Latvia 4 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
4–0 v Estonia 8 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
2–2 v Liechtenstein 9 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
7–1 v Russia 13 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
5–0 v Luxembourg 17 Nov 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004

After

4–1 v Canada 26 Mar 2005 · Friendly
1–1 v Slovakia 30 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–0 v Slovakia 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–0 v Estonia 8 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–0 v Egypt 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly

Every Republic of Ireland v Portugal match18

From Republic of Ireland's side.


13 Nov 2025	Portugal	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
11 Oct 2025	Portugal	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
11 Jun 2024	Portugal	0–3	Away	Friendly	—
11 Nov 2021	Portugal	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
1 Sep 2021	Portugal	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
10 Jun 2014	Portugal	1–5	Neutral	Friendly	—
9 Feb 2005	Portugal	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
2 Jun 2001	Portugal	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2001	—
7 Oct 2000	Portugal	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2000	—
29 May 1996	Portugal	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
15 Nov 1995	Portugal	0–3	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1995	—
26 Apr 1995	Portugal	1–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1995	—
7 Jun 1992	Portugal	2–0	Neutral	USA Cup 1992	—
25 Jun 1972	Portugal	1–2	Neutral	Brazil Independence Cup 1972	—
22 May 1949	Portugal	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
23 May 1948	Portugal	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
4 May 1947	Portugal	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
16 Jun 1946	Portugal	1–3	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN