{"id":366845,"date":"2026-03-26T21:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/366845\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T21:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:26:10","slug":"ireland-fans-come-up-with-genius-idea-to-get-into-czechia-stadium-without-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/366845\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland fans come up with genius idea to get into Czechia stadium without tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ireland fans recieved just 1,000 tickets for the away sector at the Fortuna Stadium\"The<\/p>\n

The Ireland team(Image: \u00a9INPHO\/Ryan Byrne)<\/p>\n

Thousands of ticketless Ireland fans will have to watch their country’s World Cup play-off semi-final with Czechia in Prague pubs, but one group of fans will not be amongst them.<\/p>\n

Ireland <\/a>fans received just 1,000 tickets for the away section at the Fortuna Stadium, with at least 6,000 supporters of the Boys in Green understood to have travelled to the Czech capital.<\/p>\n

However, one group of fans managed to book a hotel room overlooking the pitch for just \u20ac220 for the night. The Iris Hotel Eden is located directly within the Fortuna Arena complex.<\/p>\n

A video has been shared on social media from within the room, with many other supporters praising them for the ‘genius’ idea.<\/p>\n

One wrote: “Legends lads , now that is excellent foresight.”<\/p>\n

Another commented: “That’s unreal.”<\/p>\n

Someone else wrote: “Genius.”<\/p>\n

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The view from the room<\/p>\n

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The view from the room<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Seamus Coleman<\/a> paid tribute to the thousands of Ireland fans making the pilgrimage to Prague.<\/p>\n

He said ahead of the game: \u201cI\u2019ve said it before the results last time, that this football team can lift the nation and we were proved right with that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re so grateful for their support, we\u2019re so grateful that they\u2019re getting here anyway they can, many flights, trains, whatever way they can to be part of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs long as our supporters know that we don\u2019t take that for granted and we want to give them another good night tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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