Jason McAteer leaves after being sent off against Macedonia in 1997

Jason McAteer leaves after being sent off against Macedonia in 1997

Following tonight’s abysmal 2-1 defeat in Armenia, we look five other times Ireland fell to embarrassing losses.

Ireland’s World Cup hopes were left in tatters in March 2021 as Luxembourg, ranked 98th in the world at the time, left Dublin with all three points courtesy of Gerson Rodrigues’ late winner.