On the day of John Giles’ 80th birthday, we bring you extended highlights of Ireland’s famous 3-0 win over the USSR during qualifying for the 1976 UEFA European Championships thanks to a Don Givens hat-trick.
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Here from Liam Brady's autobiography
Ireland's biggest ever victory in a competitive match against a Top First Division Footballing Nation .
It has since Never been repeated .
The ussr had the great oleg blokhin
1974, not 1976, but thanks for the upload all the same.
30th October 1974.
Was there
Das 11-Freunde #235 EM Superquiz hat mich hierher gebracht.
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Jimmy Magee a great passionate commentator!!
Much missed but he left many great memories!!
The Great Memory Man.
Back in the years when we could score a few goals from OPEN PLAY!!
IRELAND 3
RUSSIA 0.
Home of Republic of Ireland Football is Dalymount Park not the D4 Rugby Ground thats Landsdowne Road where the west brit oles congregate.
Fantastic.
Good times on those days.Well done FAI!!
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