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19th Oct 2015

Why Ireland might have fewer than 800 fans at our Euro 2016 playoff game in Bosnia

This is one for the hardcore fans

Joe Harrington

This is one for the hardcore fans.

If you’re arriving home from Cardiff or your sitting at your desk at work still emotionally and physically hungover from the rugby yesterday, sorry, but this news won’t cheer you up.

The Irish football team still have a chance to reach Euro 2016 but the away leg in Bosnia looks like it’s going to be very difficult to go to for anyone looking to make the trip.

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The game will probably be played in the city of Zenica at the Bilino Polje Stadium which has a capacity of just 15,600.

There are fears that the Bosnian FA will allocate the minimum ticket allowance for away fans, which is 5%, meaning that 780 Irish fans will get tickets for the game.

We’ll see how it unfolds this week.