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Name the State in which Ireland's opening match was played?
New York
New Jersey
New England
New Hampshire
Ray Houghton's iconic goal in Giants Stadium flew in after how many minutes?
3
8
11
15
Name the Italian goalkeeper stranded well off his line?
Gianluca Pagliuca
Gianluigi Buffon
Luca Bocci
Luca Marchegiani
Which of these men did not start in Giants Stadium on 18 June 1994?
Tommy Coyne
Phil Babb
John Sheridan
John Aldridge
Oleg Salenko won the tournament Golden Boot, but, by the end, who was the top scorer to emerge from Ireland's Group E?
Luis Garcia
Dino Baggio
Roberto Baggio
John Aldridge
Italy ended the tournament with the worst disciplinary record - 11 yellows, 2 reds - can you guess how many cards Ireland picked up at USA '94?
1
5
8
11
Perhaps more memorable than his goal in the game, against Mexico John Aldridge called someone a 'twat' and a 'dickhead'. What did commentator George Hamilton call him?
'Mexico Goalkeeper Jorge Campos'
'A well-meaning Fifa official'
'The man in the white hat'
'The gentleman in the yellow hat'
Two teams scored fewer goals than Ireland at the tournament. Norway were one, can you name the other?
Bolivia
Morocco
Colombia
Switzerland
Eight players started all four of Ireland's World Cup fixtures in their 16-day run in the tournament. Which of these four did NOT play every sweltering minute?
Roy Keane
Andy Townsend
Paul McGrath
Phil Babb
Striker was the name of the tournament's official mascot. Ireland's mascot, carried over from 1990, was also a dog. What did the Pooch in Green answer to?
Pat
McAteer
Cú Chulainn
Macul
You scored out of !
Oooh Ahh!
Top marks for you. The questions kept coming at you and you kept bashing them away like Big Paul against Italy.
You scored out of !
So near, yet so far.
You did a lot right, dragged yourself all the way to the decider, but in the end you'll be haunted by the ones you missed.
You scored out of !
Flashes of the old brilliance, but...
One or two magic moments there, but in truth you were a bit off the pace.
You scored out of !
Mellow, yellow
Like 'the gentleman in the yellow hat', you made an impact here but got very little right.
Joke. Was a coming together and no one got hurt. Has set a precedent for the year ahead
@Frank Barry: Precedent and the GAA don’t go in the same sentence.
@Bungee Aky: just did for you
Wrong decision .. Should be playing
He tackled him high and caught him around the head. Not much in it but by the letter of the law it’s a red card.
Paudie Maher’s reaction probably didn’t kelp Kelly either.
That’s a disgrace. Paudie Maher made an absolute meal of it. He did a neymar on it. It annoys me because he is one of the best backs around
First time live thought it was harsh. Saw recording, I can see where they’re coming from. He led with the arm into the helmet.
Good news for Kilkenny
Players need to learn you must at least try and play the ball not take out the man correct decision on every level rugby tackles need to be kept for the six Nations
You wouldn’t get a penalty for that challenge. Fair enough if they are going to cut out so called high challenges in the league but there will be many more of these challenges that will go even unpunished for they league. They referring is so unpredictable. One rule for one is not they same for another one