Fifteen years ago, at around half one in the afternoon, the whole of Ireland made the exact same noise. This writer was in a senior infants classroom and got the rest of the day off school.
Yes, astonishingly, it's been a decade and a half since we managed to nab a draw from a German team featuring Didi Hamann, Miroslav Klose and Oliver Kahn amongst others.
And sure, the Germans were star studded. But so were the mighty Irish.
How many of the Boys in Green can you remember? It's one of the most famous Ireland results, one which foreshadowed some future great results against the Germans. Apart from that 6-1. We don't like talking about that.
So, our challenge to you is to get the starting XI and the substitutes from the Ireland vs Germany game in Ibaraki, fifteen years ago. If you consider yourself an Irish football diehard, this should be easy. For that reason, we're giving you just three minutes.
We expect 12/14. Minimum. Good luck, and let us know how you get on!
