The history-making Dutchwoman had been in charge since September 2019.
The FAI decided against renewing the history-making Ireland manager’s contract last night, bringing her four-year reign to a close four weeks after the World Cup.Ryan Byrne / INPHO Celebrations after the play-off win. Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
It was a night of ecstasy with Pauw, her players and staff celebrating their momentous achievement together. One needs little reminder of The Dressing Room Chant and fallout which followed, but Pauw was widely commended for her handling of the situation.The road to Australia, via Hampden, well and truly kicked off with a monumental 2-1 qualifier win over Finland in Helsinki.
An all-time high of 22nd in the Fifa world rankings and landmark off-field coups like the equal pay deal and the Sky sponsorship are other huge positives Pauw should reflect fondly on in time.This was the lowest of the football lows as Pauw’s first European Championship qualification campaign fell gut-wrenchingly short against Ukraine. Pauw’s Ireland were on the brink of a play-off spot, but Áine O’Gorman’s unfortunate own goal and McCabe’s penalty miss saw the dream blown to smithereens.
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