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During the UEFA Euro 2012 group stage game against Spain, the Irish fans started singing the song roughly 83 minutes into the game and sang for the last six minutes of regulation, as well as past the full time whistle, knowing that they were going to be eliminated from the group as they were down by four goals and had failed to accrue the points necessary to remain in the tournament.

The display of support was noted in media in Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, Indonesia, Spain ,, Austria, the United Arab Emirates, Poland ( where the match took place ), the United Kingdom, Belgium, Armenia, Portugal, China, Germany and many more where the song's provenance was explained.