FAI have revealed that Ireland’s clash against England this Saturday is officially sold out.
The Nation League clash will see Heimir Hallgrímsson and Lee Carsley in the dugout for the first time with their sides.
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Former Ireland midfielder Carsely will take charge on The Three Lions on an interim basis for the first time, and The Boys In Green will have the Icelandic manager also making his bow in Dublin.
The clash which is set to take place at Aviva Stadium is now sold out with all remaining tickets snapped up by fans.
FAI confirmed the news on social media earlier this afternoon as 51,000 will pack the Dublin venue for the huge clash.
A post on X read: “Our UEFA Nations League opener against England is now officially sold out! Saturday evening can’t come soon enough.”
Just last week, the FAI were forced to walk back on controversial ticket scheme as the game hadn’t sold out prior to today.
The two countries have not met in competitive action since 1991 and there has been serious excitement around their reunion since they were first matched together in February’s draw.
Irish fans who wanted to watch the England and Greece games separately couldn’t to do so without purchasing the two games in a package deal along with Ireland’s final home game vs Finland on Thursday November 14th.
That option – with prices starting from €135 – had been the only way for supporters to secure a seat for the visit of England.
Now with the FAI altering their ticketing process, the tickets have sold out as fans can purchase a single ticket, instead of being forced to buy packages.
Meanwhile, The FAI confirmed earlier this week that England were allocated the usual five per cent of tickets for the Nations League match, which is just under 3,000 seats in the Aviva.
But with many more fans expected to travel across the Irish Sea to the capital, gardai are working to ensure that there is no violence.
The Irish Sun has learned that the Gardai have been liaising with the UK’s Football Policing Unit, sharing a “wide exchange” of information, according to a senior source.
This is being done to identify potential high-risk football hooligans who are known for violence.
It is understood that cops from the UKFPU – which strives to reduce violence, antisocial behaviour and disorder at football events – will also travel to Dublin to assist gardai.
We have also learned that the operation will also involve gardai at the airport monitoring those coming in from Friday and into Saturday.
There will be detectives working covertly and overtly, monitoring potential aggressors both at the game and around the city.