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Ireland saluting their fans in Hungary in November. Ryan Byrne/INPHO
COYBIG
Over 4,000 fans have already applied for tickets for Ireland's World Cup play-off in Prague
The FAI have been given an allocation of just over a thousand tickets.
OVER 4,000 FANS have already applied for tickets for Ireland’s World Cup play-off against Czechia in Prague.
Ireland have been given an allocation of just 1,024 for the March fixture at Fortuna Arena, which has a capacity of 18,000.
The FAI’s supporter liaison officer, Gary Spain, confirmed on Wednesday that the tickets would be allocated to fans “strictly on [their] attendance at the last 10 undersubscribed away games.” Those undersubscribed fixtures date back to Ireland’s World Cup qualifier in France in September 2023 — but they do not include Portugal away last year or the Netherlands away two years prior.
We have had over 4,000 applications for Czechia already. Applications close on Tuesday at 10am. We have an allocation of 1,024 and they will be allocated strictly on your attendance at the last 10 undersubscribed away games. #COYBIG #CZEIRL
— Ireland Football SLO (@IrelandSLO) January 28, 2026
Supporters have until 10am next Tuesday, 3 February, to apply for tickets.
Written by Gavan Casey and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won’t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women’s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here.
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