It is 20 years since the Republic of Ireland last played at a World Cup - and 20 years since that infamous Saipan fallout between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy.
Although the tournament has obviously been overshadowed by that incident since, McCarthy's side did make it to the last 16 after draws against Cameroon and Germany before a 3-0 win over Saudi Arabia.
But ultimately Spain broke Irish hearts as the Boys in Green cruelly got knocked on penalties and the Spaniards advanced to the quarter-finals after an action packed game.
Matt Holland, David Connolly and Kevin Kilbane missed three of Ireland's five penalties, with Robbie Keane and Steve Finnan scoring the other two, as Gaizka Mendieta scored the winning spot-kick for Spain.
Here's where the 2002 Ireland World Cup squad are now:
Shay Given
Announced his retirement from international football in August 2012 before going back on that decision five months later.
He continued playing for Ireland up until their elimination from Euro 2016 and is the only person to have played for the Boys in Green for 20 years or more.
Given worked as a goalkeeping coach at Derby County from June 2018 and was later appointed a first team coach by Wayne Rooney, but the Donegal man left the role last summer because the Rams couldn't give him a new contract due to their financial problems.
Steve Finnan
The Limerick right-back won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005 and started the game against AC Milan on that famous night in Istanbul, but was substituted early in the second half after picking up a thigh injury.
Ten years later, he was the only player from the squad that could not be tracked down for an anniversary celebration, leading to a #FindSteveFinnan hashtag trending on Twitter.
Finnan then revealed to the Liverpool Echo that he was "safe and well".
In 2020, he put a number of his medals and matchday shirts, including his Champions League medal, on sale after his property development business went into liquidation.
Ian Harte
One of two Drogheda men in the 2002 squad, Harte continued playing football up until 2015, with Bournemouth being his final club.
He has worked as a football agent since retiring and was critical of Stephen Kenny in his early days as Ireland boss.
Gary Kelly
The one-club man continued playing for his beloved Leeds United until calling time on his career at the end of the 2006-07 season.
The second Drogheda native in the 2002 Ireland squad, Kelly opened the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre in his hometown a number of years before hanging up his boots.
He is Ian Harte's uncle.
Kenny Cunningham
Cunningham has worked for numerous TV stations as a football pundit since hanging up his boots in 2007.
He is a regular on RTE for their League of Ireland, European and internationals coverage, including the World Cup and European Championships.
The Dubliner briefly managed English non-league side Nuneaton Town and was Damien Richardson's assistant for the Dublin Super Cup, which saw a League of Ireland XI play in a tournament with Celtic, Manchester City and Inter Milan in 2011.
Steve Staunton
Replaced Brian Kerr as Ireland manager in 2006 and won his first game in charge, a friendly against Sweden, 3-0.
But it didn't take long for things to go south, with a 5-2 away loss to Cyprus being followed by a last minute win against the lowest ranked team in the Euro 2008 qualifiers, San Marino.
His reign came to an end in October 2017 and he later went on to manage Darlington in England.
Roy Keane
Where to start with this one?
Keane stayed at Manchester United until late 2005 and departed after slamming a number of the club's players in an interview with MUTV that was deemed too damning to air by management. He also had a number of disagreements with Alex Ferguson.
The Cork native moved to Celtic shortly afterwards, where he won both the Scottish League and Scottish League Cup before retiring from football at the end of the season on medical advice.
Keane was named Sunderland manager months later and guided them to promotion to the Premier League. He last managed in his own right at Ipswich, leaving that role in 2011.
He has since worked as Republic of Ireland assistant manager, as well as assistant boss at Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest and is an extremely popular pundit on both Sky Sports and ITV.
Despite being linked to both Sunderland and Hibernian in recent months, as well as a number of other clubs over the past few years, Keane has not opted to return to football management as yet.
Jason McAteer
Shortly after the 2002 World Cup, McAteer's relationship with Keane turned sour after the former accused the latter of throwing an elbow, which resulted in the then Manchester United captain being sent off against Sunderland.
McAteer was briefly assistant manager to John Barnes at Tranmere Rovers in 2009 and has worked as a pundit for a number of broadcasters since.
He was infamously punched by Dublin GAA great Stephen Cluxton during a charity match between Darndale FC and a Liverpool legends XI in aid of Autism Ireland in 2011.
Matt Holland
The man who scored Ireland's opening goal at the 2002 World Cup has worked as a pundit for a large number of TV channels since retiring as a player, including RTE, the BBC, ESPN and Sky Sports.
English-born Holland was criticised by Keane for singing God Save The Queen prior to the 2000 Championship play-off final.
Damien Duff
The Dubliner has had a number of coaching roles since retiring as a player in 2015.
He began coaching Shamrock Rovers' U15s when playing for the Hoops towards the end of his career and also coached with the Republic of Ireland at the same age level.
He moved to a Rovers' first-team coaching role in the summer of 2016 before taking up a position with Celtic in early 2019, where he was highly thought of under both Brendan Rodgers and Neil Lennon's management.
Duff was named Stephen Kenny's assistant manager with Ireland in April 2020, but he quit the role after the FAI investigated a video shown to players before a friendly match with England which referenced historical events.
He is currently the manager at Shelbourne, who are sixth in the League of Ireland table after winning their past four matches.
Duff also continues to work as a pundit for RTE.
Robbie Keane
Following the World Cup, Ireland's all-time leading goalscorer went on to achieve his 'lifelong dream' of playing for Liverpool.
He also joined Celtic on loan - a club he had always wanted to play for - before his dream of playing in the MLS came through when he joined LA Galaxy. Keane ended his playing career in India and was player-manager of ATK for a few months.
Mick McCarthy brought him into the Ireland setup as his assistant manager in 2018 and he was also assistant to Jonathan Woodgate at Middlesbrough.
Keane remains on the FAI's payroll, but has not been involved with the first team since McCarthy left his role as manager over two years ago.
He occasionally works as a pundit for Sky Sports and has been involved with Soccer Aid, which raises money for UNICEF.
Kevin Kilbane
The Preston native has been one of the more successful pundits since retiring from football, having worked for RTE, Virgin Media, the BBC and Off The Ball on Newstalk.
He took part in the BBC's Dancing On Ice in 2020 and married his dance partner Brianne Delcourt later that year.
Kilbane relocated to his wife's native Canada and they have two children together.
Mark Kinsella
A central midfielder, Kinsella formed a great partnership with Keane during the qualifying campaign for the 2002 World Cup.
He has held a couple of coaching roles at Walsall, Charlton and Colchester United, all of whom he played for, since hanging up his boots.
Kinsella was manager of Drogheda United for the 2015 League of Ireland season, having been assistant to Johnny McDonnell at the club the previous season. He returned to the role of assistant after Pete Mahon was named manager later that year.
His daughter Alice is a gymnast and won an Olympic bronze medal for Great Britain at last year's Olympics, while his son Liam plays for Walsall.
David Connolly
The striker continued playing football until 2015 and finished his career at AFC Wimbledon.
He continues to work as a commentator for talkSport and also covers games for Sky Sports.
Gary Breen
Incredibly, this man is probably the most sung about player from this squad at Ireland games nowadays.
'We All Dream of a Team of Gary Breens' continues to be belted out by Irish fans and was a popular chant at both Euro 2012 and Euro 2016.
Breen scored against Saudi Arabia at the 2002 World Cup and agreed to join Inter Milan after the tournament, but failed a medical.
He worked as a first team coach at Peterborough United under Alex Ferguson's son Darren for two years between 2013 and 2015.
Richard Dunne
The Tallaght man did not play a game at the 2002 World Cup, but he became a defensive stalwart for the Boys in Green in the years that followed and is fondly remembered for an incredible performance against Russia in 2011.
Dunne has worked for both BT Sports and Virgin Media as a pundit and was on duty for the latter for Wednesday's Europa Conference League final between Roma and Feyenoord alongside former Ireland boss Brian Kerr.
Dean Kiely
Another who never got on the pitch in Japan or South Korea, Kiely has worked as a coach since retiring from football in 2011.
The 51-year-old has had coaching roles at West Brom, Norwich and Preston North End.
He is currently both Ireland and Crystal Palace's goalkeeping coach.
Niall Quinn
The striker retired from international football following the 2002 tournament after scoring 21 goals in a green jersey.
Quinn successfully brokered a deal to buy a controlling stake in Sunderland, who he made 200 appearances for as a player, in 2006 and became the club's chairman and briefly their manager before Roy Keane got the job.
He stepped away from the role of chairman in late 2011 and was made the club's Director of International Development before stepping down a few months later.
The Dubliner became the FAI's interim deputy CEO in January 2020 following the fallout from the association's financial scandals under John Delaney. He left the role in September of that year.
Quinn continues to work as both a pundit and commentator for Sky Sports.
Clinton Morrison
The forward continued playing football until five years ago, finishing his playing career at non-league side Mickleover Sports, where he later became a coach.
Morrison works as pundit for Sky Sports and is a regular on their Soccer Saturday show.
Andy O'Brien
Defender O'Brien, who represented England at U18 and U21 level, won his first Ireland cap in 2001 and was part of the 2002 squad.
Following the World Cup, he continued playing for Newcastle before spells at Portsmouth, Bolton and Leeds before ending his career in Canada with the Vancouver Whitecaps.
He scored the only goal as Ireland defeated Portugal 1-0 in an international friendly in 2005.
Steven Reid
Another player who represented England at youth level, Reid, was a late call-up to the Ireland squad for the 2002 tournament for the injured Mark Kennedy.
The Londoner was on his way to the airport for a holiday in Barbados when McCarthy phoned him.
Reid has had a number of coaching roles in recent years since his first job as a first team coach with Reading in 2015.
He has since coached with Crystal Palace, AFC Wimbledon, West Brom, the Scotland national team and Nottingham Forest.
Lee Carsley
The Birmingham native is currently the head coach of England's U21s, having moved into the role from their U20s last summer.
He previously held coaching roles with Coventry, Brentford and Birmingham City.
Alan Kelly
The goalkeeper never played a World Cup game, having been second choice to Packie Bonner in 1994 and Shay Given in 2002.
He worked as Ireland's goalkeeping coach for a number of years, but resigned from the role days after Damien Duff also stepped down from his role over 'videogate'.
Kelly currently works as Everton's goalkeeping coach.
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