FAI target European top 20 spot for men's team in new strategy

NEW STRATEGY: Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson has a photo taken with supporters. Pic: Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile.

The FAI has placed a leap for the senior men's team into Europe’s top 20 as a cornerstone of its latest strategy wish-list.

Heimir Hallgrimsson’s rescue act to snare a World Cup playoff spot this month improved Ireland’s Uefa ranking to 28 but a top-20 spot by 2029 is the new objective.