Ireland has qualified for the Men’s World Cup twice, in Buenos Aires 1978, and Lahore 1990, finishing 12th both times.[1][4]
FIH Hockey World Cup Buenos Aires 1978
| Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| 1 | Pakistan | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 18 |
| 3 | Australia | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 18 |
| 4 | West Germany | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 11 |
| 5 | Spain | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | India | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 13 |
| 7 | England | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | Argentina | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 8 |
| 9 | Poland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 10 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| 11 | Canada | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 8 |
| 12 | Ireland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 5 |
| 13 | Italy | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
| 14 | Belgium | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 5 |
Compiled from: [1][2][3]
FIH Hockey World Cup Lahore 1990
| Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| 1 | Neterlands | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 16 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Australia | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | West Germany | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | England | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | USSR | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| 7 | France | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
| 8 | Spain | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| 9 | Argentina | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 10 | India | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 |
| 11 | Canada | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | Ireland | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 1 |
Compiled from : [4][5][6]
Websites
[1] Federation of International Hockey (2018) Hockey World Cup Buenos Aires 1978 Men – Teams [Internet] Available from: http://www.fih.ch/events/world-cup/hockey-world-cup-buenos-aires-1978-m/teams/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]
[2] Federation of International Hockey (2018) Hockey World Cup Buenos Aires 1978 Men – Pools [Internet] Available from: http://www.fih.ch/events/world-cup/hockey-world-cup-buenos-aires-1978-m/pools-matches/pools/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]
[3] Federation of International Hockey (2018) Hockey World Cup Buenos Aires 1978 Men – Matches [Internet] Available from: http://www.fih.ch/events/world-cup/hockey-world-cup-buenos-aires-1978-m/pools-matches/matches/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]
[4] Federation of International Hockey (2018) Hockey World Cup Lahore 1990 Men – Teams [Internet] Available from: http://www.fih.ch/events/world-cup/hockey-world-cup-lahore-1990-m/teams/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]
[5] Federation of International Hockey (2018) Hockey World Cup Lahore 1990 Men – Pools [Internet] Available from: http://www.fih.ch/events/world-cup/hockey-world-cup-lahore-1990-m/pools-matches/pools/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]
[6] Federation of International Hockey (2018) Hockey World Cup Lahore 1990 Men – Matches [Internet] Available from: http://www.fih.ch/events/world-cup/hockey-world-cup-lahore-1990-m/pools-matches/matches/ [Accessed 3 August 2018]
Images
[7] Federation of International Hockey (2018) FIH Logo 2000 [Internet] Available from: http://www.fih.ch/files/logos/competitions/fih_logo_2000.gif [Accessed 3 August 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Richard Conville, Kevin Smyth & Richard Sheehy.
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