Ireland Champion Beanie Baby Hang Tag Reads: Ireland qualified for their first FIFA World Cup final, traveling to Italy in 1990. Ireland qualified for the 1994 FIFA World Cup with a 1-1 draw to Northern Ireland. Country Info: Full country name:Ireland & Northern Ireland (part of the UK) Area: 84,421 sq km/52,341 sq mi (70,282 sq km/43,575 sq mi in the Republic; 14,139 sq km/8,766 sq mi in the North) Population: 5.2 million (3.6 million in Ireland; 1.6 million in Northern Ireland) Capital city:Dublin (population 1.5 million) People: Irish Language:English, Irish (around 83,000 native speakers) Government:Democracy Major industries:Computer software, information technology, food products, brewing, textiles, clothing

On day 2 June 02, 2002 Ireland had a draw against Cameroon, both 1 to 1!
On day 6 June 05, 2002 Ireland had a draw against Germany, both 1 to 1!
On June 16, 2002 during the second round of the games Spain scored 3 against Ireland who scored 2, however there was an overtime penalty shoot out. This caused Ireland to retire!