Italy 0–1 Ireland: 1994 World Cup match
Italy0–1Full time
Ireland
Match in one glance
ItalyIrelandGoalCard
Italy
Ireland
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
0Italy1Ireland
Ray Houghton opened the scoring at 11′.
Team comparison
ItalyIreland
0Goals1
0Bookings3
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RHRay HoughtonIreland · 11′1goal
Decisive moments
1 eventsPath through 1994
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1994-06-18
- Venue
- Giants Stadium, New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford)
- Result
- 0–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Italy / IrelandItaly
No goals
Ireland
Ray Houghton11′
Complete match timeline
ItalyIrelandGoalCardSubstitution
Italy
Ireland
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
8 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1R. Houghton 11′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Italy
Reported rolesGP
1Gianluca PagliucaAC
4Alessandro CostacurtaPM
5Paolo MaldiniFB
6Franco BaresiMT
9Mauro TassottiDA
11Demetrio AlbertiniDB
13Dino BaggioRD
16Roberto DonadoniAE
17Alberigo EvaniRB
10Roberto BaggioGS
20Giuseppe SignoriReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 14NBNicola Berti84′
- 19DMDaniele Massaro45′
Match contributions
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1GPGianluca PagliucaGoalkeeper
- 4ACAlessandro CostacurtaCentre-back
- 5PMPaolo MaldiniLeft-back
- 6FBFranco BaresiCentre-back
- 9MTMauro TassottiRight-back
- 10RBRoberto BaggioCentre-forward
- 11DADemetrio AlbertiniCentral midfielder
- 13DBDino BaggioCentral midfielder
- 16RDRoberto DonadoniRight midfielder
- 17AEAlberigo EvaniLeft midfielder
- 20GSGiuseppe SignoriCentre-forward
Ireland
Reported rolesPB
1Pat BonnerDI
2Denis IrwinTP
3Terry PhelanPM
5Paul McGrathPB
14Phil BabbRK
6Roy KeaneAT
7Andy TownsendRH
8Ray HoughtonJS
10John SheridanSS
11Steve StauntonTC
15Tommy CoyneReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9JAJohn Aldridge90′
- 21JMJason McAteer68′
Match contributions
- Denis Irwin▰ 80′
- Terry Phelan▰ 30′
- Ray Houghton⚽ 1
- Tommy Coyne▰ 50′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PBPat BonnerGoalkeeper
- 2DIDenis IrwinRight-back
- 3TPTerry PhelanLeft-back
- 5PMPaul McGrathCentre-back
- 6RKRoy KeaneCentral midfielder
- 7ATAndy TownsendCentral midfielder
- 8RHRay HoughtonRight midfielder
- 10JSJohn SheridanCentral midfielder
- 11SSSteve StauntonLeft midfielder
- 14PBPhil BabbCentre-back
- 15TCTommy CoyneCentre-forward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
0Italy1Ireland
Ray Houghton opened the scoring at 11′.
Team comparison
ItalyIreland
0Goals1
0Bookings3
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RHRay HoughtonIreland · 11′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
1 eventsPath through 1994
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1994-06-18
- Venue
- Giants Stadium, New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford)
- Result
- 0–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Italy / IrelandItaly
No goals
Ireland
Ray Houghton11′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.