World Cup: Ireland qualify for 2002 finals
The Republic of Ireland qualified for their first World Cup finals since USA in 1994 despite losing 1-0 to Iran at a hostile Azadi Stadium in Tehran.
The Irish qualify for the finals in Japan and South Korea thanks to an aggregate 2-1 score.
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