May 26, 2007 – Bolivia 1:1 Ireland at Gillette Stadium (Att.: 13,156)

The Republic of Ireland national team’s rise coincided with Boston’s bid to become a 1994 World Cup venue. Ireland support was strong for the state’s first full international as the Republic and U.S. played to a 1-1 draw at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 51,273) June 1, 1991. Ireland returned for a 2-0 victory over Portugal in the ’92 U.S. Cup, one of the goals a Steve Staunton “Olimpico” over Vitor Baia. But that would be the team’s only victory in Foxborough. Ireland has a 1W-2L-3D all-time record at Foxboro/Gillette stadiums.

In this game, Shane Long (13^th minute) gave Ireland the lead and Bolivia’s Miguel Angel Hoyos (14^th) equalized. The Bolivians have played two other times in Foxborough: a 0-0 draw with South Korea in the 1994 World Cup (Att.: 54,456), the highest-attended WC game at Foxboro Stadium and No. 8 on the all-time list for local soccer crowds; and a 2-1 loss to Chile, surrendering a 100^th-minute penalty kick to Arturo Vidal, in the 2016 Copa America Centenario.

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