5 Of The Hottest Days In The History Of Irish Sport

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As we wonder will it ever rain again, we celebrate the melting weather with a look back on a few of the most boiling hot days in Irish sport.

No doubt, there are many more famous examples of sporting events which took place in unimaginable heat. Let us know your own personal favourites on Twitter and Facebook.

 

Hottest Irish Days:

1994 - Mexico 2-1 Ireland

When the supporters, who have the option of chilling in their seats and aren't forced to huff around a pitch for 90 minutes, start wilting under the heat, you know you're dealing with an inordinately hot day.

According to Irish supporter Darragh McGlynn, Irish supporters were feinting in the heat of Orlando 1994.

Some genius at FIFA decided to schedule the game at midday, lest anyone in Europe have to stay up too late to watch the game afterwards. The USA World Cup was, as Brian Glanville pointed out, prostituted to European television.

Jack Charlton said after the game that the next time we played Mexico he'd make sure to put it on in winter and we'd see how they'd do.

The game is obviously principle for John Aldridge calling the FIFA busybody a 'dickhead' and a 'twat'. George Hamilton also dropped any pretence of impartiality when he greeted Luis Garcia's second goal with the shout 'Ohhh NOOOOO!'

 

1991 - Ireland 0-0 Poland

A costly day for Ireland. The point lost on that afternoon cost us qualification for Euro 92, allowing Graham Taylor's inferior England team to go and make a show of themselves in Sweden.

Ireland pummelled the Poles but couldn't muster a goal. They did have the ball in the net at one point, but the referee found Kevin Moran's challenge on the goalkeeper a bit too rough and ready.

Aldridge, his usual jumpy self in an Irish shirt, made a complete hames a great chance late in the first half.