Person: Jancker

Niall Quinn will be kept on the bench when the Republic of Ireland face Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and then unleashed late on as Mick McCarthy’s secret weapon.

Sat, 08 Jun, 2002

World Cup Goalscorers - June 8

World Cup Goalscorers

Sat, 08 Jun, 2002

World Cup Goalscorers

World Cup GoalscorersLeading World Cup Goalscorers TotalKlose (Germany) 4Tomasson (Denmark) 3Vieri (Italy) 2Alexandersson (Sweden) 1Arce (Paraguay) ...

Thu, 06 Jun, 2002

Steve Staunton - clockwatch

5mins: After a comfortable start to his 100th appearance for Ireland, has to react quickly to prevent Miroslav Klose from reaching Carsten Jancker’s flick-on on the edge of his own penalty area.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

Keane thriller seals Ireland draw

Robbie Keane scored arguably the most important goal of his Republic of Ireland career to keep his country’s World Cup hopes on the boil.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

Keane thriller seals Irish draw

Robbie Keane scored arguably the most important goal of his Republic of Ireland career to keep his country’s World Cup hopes on the boil.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

Keane thriller finish seals Irish draw

Robbie Keane scored arguably the most important goal of his career to keep Ireland's World Cup hopes on the boil.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

Bierhoff replaces Jancker for Germany

Carsten Jancker has been replaced by Oliver Bierhoff for Germany with 15 minutes left in today's World Cup clash.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

75mins: Ireland 0 Germany 1

71mins: Striker Oliver Bierhoff warms up for Germans.72mins: Kelly and Harte make way for Reid and Quinn who come on to great cheer from Irish fans.73mins: Free-kick quickly taken by Duff catches Kinsella cold and Ireland lose possession.74mins: ...

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

70mins: Ireland 0 Germany 1

66mins: Irish frustration continues and Keane concedes another free-kick67mins: Ballack chips over top of defence to put in Jancker who chips Given 10 yards out but across face of goal and Harte watches ball go out68mins: Germans win first corner of ...

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

50mins: Ireland 0 Germany 1

46mins: Schneider concedes free-kick just inside Irish half. Staunton sends ball into German area but Germans clear.47mins: Jancker receives ball from Ziege pass over top of defence but miskicks and Irish escape.48mins: Staunton long ball finds Duff ...

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

Half-time: Ireland 0 Germany 1

41mins: Jancker one on one with Given but fouls Irish keeper42mins: Duff cross from left just behind Keane and Germany happy to clear their lines43mins: Keane free in box and attempts overhead kick from cross from right but shot spins off foot and ...

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

30mins: Ireland 0 Germany 1

26mins: Duff again causing problems, winning corner on left but Harte's corner easily dealt with by Ramelow and Germans clear.27mins: Irish fans sing Fields of Athenry but team still giving away possession too easily as Germans take charge28mins: ...

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

Jancker header saved by Given

Carsten Jancker has had Germany's best chance with a dangerous header saved by Shay Given.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

15mins: Ireland 0 Germany 0

11mins: Jancker given free header on six-yard line but straight at goalkeeper Given12mins: Jancker again causes problems and goes down in box but offside flag already up.13mins: Duff breaks down right and sends in cross which Kahn cuts out to deny ...

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

10mins: Ireland 0 Germany 0

6mins: Klose beats Staunton for pace to reach byline but cross goes out of play.7mins: Klose and Staunton continue to battle it out as the German concedes a free-kick with a heavy aerial challenge on the Irish captain.8mins: Breen does well to cut ...

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

Ireland v Germany teams

World Cup Group E, IbarakiIreland v GermanySteve Staunton will take his place in football’s record books by becoming the first player to win 100 caps for the Republic of Ireland.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

Finnan to start against Germans

Steve Finnan has been given a starting place in the Ireland team to play Germany today. The Fulham right-back was a surprise omission in the opening Group E game against Cameroon on Saturday as Gary Kelly started in the Irish defence.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

Germans name team to face Ireland

The German team to play Ireland has been announced.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

German team to play Ireland announced

The German team to play Ireland has been announced.

Wed, 05 Jun, 2002

Ireland v Germany: Where the game will be won and lost

Germany coach Rudi Voeller has already intimated the pace of Damien Duff and Robbie Keane represents his greatest fear ahead of their showdown at the Kashima Stadium in Ibaraki.

Tue, 04 Jun, 2002

Ireland v Germany: Where the game will be won and lost

Germany coach Rudi Voeller has already intimated the pace of Damien Duff and Robbie Keane represents his greatest fear ahead of their showdown at the Kashima Stadium in Ibaraki.

Tue, 04 Jun, 2002

German is leading World Cup goalscorer

Germany's Miroslav Klose tops the World Cup goalscoring chart after four days of the tournament with his hat-trick against Saudi Arabia during their 8-0 victory on Saturday.

Mon, 03 Jun, 2002

It’s a Given that he is the only certainty

ONLY Given to beat. Words Irish fans are getting used to by now. Words that cause perspiration and furrowed brows at the state of the Irish defence, but instead engender a certain type of confidence.

Mon, 03 Jun, 2002