People are remembering where they were 16 years ago for Robbie Keane's famous goal

It was 16 years ago today that Keane latched on to Niall Quinn's header and stuck it in the net past Oliver Kahn.

People are remembering where they were 16 years ago for Robbie Keane's famous goal
Tue, 05 Jun, 2018 - 13:08
Steve Neville

Ireland fans will remember the 2002 World Cup for two things.

One of them is the Saipan incident, the other is Robbie Keane's famous goal against the Germans.

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