Kenny's reign leaves Ireland in lowly 60th place of FIFA rankings

LOWLY RANKING: Republic of Ireland players react after their side's defeat to Holland in the UEFA EURO 2024 Championship qualifying group B match. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

It may be years before Stephen Kenny’s legacy as Ireland manager is known but his immediate gift was overseeing results that sunk the team to their lowest ranking for eight years.

Ireland were positioned 34th when Kenny’s elevation to the senior post was accelerated in April 2020 but the final results of his final pair of matches, losing the final Euro qualifier to Netherlands and drawing a friendly against New Zealand, have continued the tumble to 60th place.