Ireland's representation in recent years is the better teams. In 1988 received the first European Championship final tournament which managed to beat England (1-0) draw with Russia (1:1) and to play with the Netherlands (0-1) knocked them from further fighting. Since then participated in three World Cup (1990, 1994, 2002). To achieve the most successful first participation in the quarterfinals, but not the other two are lost, for he always had progressed from the fundamental group. There were a lot of participants were between the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, but all football fans are certainly in the memory barážový match with France and decisive hand of Henry in the time of the adjustment. Ireland taking the qualification neprehralo or a match, but it was the Italians and so little and so had to go to the said unfortunate baráže. Coach Trapattoni can rely on the frame of the English Premiership teams like O'Shea (Man.Utd.), Duff (Newcastle), Whelan (Stoke), and in shooting ability Robbie Keaney (Tottenham), which gave the national jersey has 41 goals . Today it will be celebrating its 100 th game in a representative jersey and it will want to celebrate properly. This year, played two matches Irishmen. In London, they lost to Brazil (0:2) and a few days at home somewhat unexpectedly beat Paraguay (2:1). Even this time they want to please their fantastic fans.

Algeria has so far participated in the final two World Cup tournaments in 1982 and 1986 broken once in the group. Thirdly, the prebojovalo among the best in this year's World Cup in 2010 and had considerable problems with it. The qualification is barely received from the base group when the last lap he moved further tie with Senegal and Gambia before the two rivals had a single-table edge. The main groups it was no easier and with equal points with Egypt have played an additional match of the procedure, which won 1-0 and could enjoy the process. Guests rely mainly on home, but for the whole qualification won one match out in Zambia (2-0). At the beginning of this year have again a lot of luck at the African Cup, when they also sent a group only won the match with Mali (1-0) and the embarrassing defeat of Malawi (0:3) so quickly forget. Happiness does not leave them even in the quarterfinals, where scrapped after Ivory Coast and to extend the guarantee until the second minute of the adjustment time. In the semifinals certainly insufficient to Egypt (0:4) and lost in the battle for third crossbar with Nigeria (0-1). Since then, played a friendly match with Serbia and decent home industry suffered defeat as a lesson 0:3. Before the World Cup they had waited just two matches against Ireland and Germany to the UAE. We in Ireland are spoken for more than a challenging overhaul.