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Why Ireland might have less than 800 fans at the Euro 2016 playoff game in Bosnia

Published 09:54 19 Oct 2015 BST

Joe Harrington
Why Ireland might have less than 800 fans at the Euro 2016 playoff game in Bosnia

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The Irish football team still have a chance to reach Euro 2016 but there's some bad news on the way for fans.

It looks like it's going to be very difficult for anyone making the trip to Bosnia to get a seat for the away leg. shockgif The game will be played in Zenica's 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.

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