Ireland hoping for history against Croatia

Sometimes the result of a simple game of football becomes etched into the folklore of a nation.

Sun, 10 Jun, 2012 - 13:26
Ken Rooney

Sometimes the result of a simple game of football becomes etched into the folklore of a nation.

Ray Houghton’s winning header against England in 1988; beating Romania on penalties in Italia 90, overcoming the Italians in 1994 and Robbie Keane’s equaliser against Germany in the closing minutes of their 2002 clash.

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