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Republic Of Ireland's Rise To The Top Of The World Continues At A Snail's Pace

Conor O'Leary
By Conor O'Leary
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We're all part of Martin's army, we're all off to Paris. We'll really shake them up, when we win the Euro Cup, 'cos Ireland are the greatest football team.

Martin O'Neill's quest to bring the Republic of Ireland to the summit of world football is gathering momentum. Slow momentum, but you've got to start somewhere.

After hitting a gentle block by staying at 30th in the FIFA World rankings for the last few months, we've finally taken the rise into the world's top 30 teams.

The Republic of Ireland rise to a mighty 29th in the world, ahead of the USA in 30th, and just one spot behind Northern Ireland. The Ivory Coast are the biggest losers, falling from 28th to 36th with a host of teams who wouldn't have played in the last month rising.

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It's the first time that Ireland have been in the top 30 since October 2012, before the fall to a low of 70th in mid 2014.

At this rate, we'll be no. 1 come World Cup 2018, just in time to take home the trophy from Russia.

Euro 2016, let's be havin' yeah.

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See Also: UEFA Name 3 Irish Players In Baffling List Of Player To Watch

See Also: The Rise And Fall Of Ireland's World Ranking

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