Would love to go to Baku but it’s too far for one match. There are a few nice city pairs between Munich/Budapest then travelling to Amsterdam/Bucharest or vice Versa. 

Ticket applications open in 2 months, I reckon tickets will be in Germany/Netherlands etc. But possibly easier to get in Romania/Hungary.

Tickets will be very easy to get in Romania and Hungary.  However it is very unlikely you will see the German or the Dutch unless Hungary and Romania qualify from their groups.  Tickets will be very tough for games involving Germany and the Dutch at home.  

I like the idea of the Munich quarter final which won't involve Germany.  Tickets should be easy enough as Germany will most likely be playing in St. Petersburg that day.   St. Petersburg is actually a fantastic city but awkward to reach.  

I plan on going to all four games in Dublin no matter what.  I believe tickets will be either be very easy or the hottest tickets for any event ever in this country depending on whether we qualify or not.   

I also fancy the game in Bilbao on Sat 20th which will almost certainly involve Spain unless they are in Dublin on the 19th.  I'm fascinated by how the locals will react.  I haven't seen kickoff times yet so not sure how feasible it is to do both games.     

Will also try and get a final ticket as would be a good opportunity to attend one final. 

I'll obviously be looking to do all games in Dublin, as GSpain says though it depends if we qualify in regards to how easy they'll be to get.

I still harbour hopes my Season Tickets and my recent enough away record will be enough to get tickets.

Outside of Dublin, the Munich/Budapest would interest me the most

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"I like the idea of the Munich quarter final which won't involve Germany.  Tickets should be easy enough as Germany will most likely be playing in St. Petersburg that day"

If 2006 is anything to go by when the World Cup was here, the Allianz was sold out for Tunisia vs Saudi Arabia. They made announcements during the 2nd half that the fanzones which had been set up were already full and for fans not to go to them (to watch Germany vs Poland).

I would expect all match(es) in Munich to be over subscribed.

Maybe it is my own apathy towards it, but I can't see the same buzz anywhere  for having a few games. It will be a bit of a novelty and no more, it might be different here in England if they get to the semi-finals.

I was at that Portugal v France game too.  The touts took a bath.

I'm not really saying the game won't sellout btw.  However there is no way it will have the demand of a Germany game.  I'd expect by applying in the various phases, asking friends as needs be and then using the portal it will be an easy ticket to get.  I'd expect it to be very very difficult to get any group game in Munich.

Yes guaranteed to be drawn together if we both qualify.

If you buy Spain FMT you will have the Irish game in Bilbao/Dublin but also 2 others from Bilbao to offload. Of course you still have the Spain tickets if they make it and we don't.  

You'd wonder what happens you you get tickets and dont take them - is there a second ballot?

That's not how it works. You apply and give your credit card details. The application period closes.

UEFA then does a ballot and if you are assigned tickets, they charge your card.

Then you get told exactly what tickets you've got.

If you don't like them, tough. If we don't qualify, best of luck on the resale portal selling Georgia v Bosnia tickets at €200 a pop.

EDIT: Actually this time might be different. The portal seems to suggest that there'll be a window for payment after the ballot period, which is handy, because it says "ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF THEIR APPLICATION BY MID-AUGUST 2019. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL HAVE A LIMITED TIME TO MAKE PAYMENT."

I don't know for sure but I'd expect it is all or nothing.  

Would make sense, otherwise you could apply for tickets all over Europe with the option to pick and choose as you want. It could result in a load of declined tickets, and with no mention of a second ballot it doesn’t add up.

I do recall seeing mention of a portal but can't find it.  Unclaimed tickets in this phase get offered to unsuccessful fans via Fans First I think.  I'd expect the portal to open next year.  

Europa final on in Gdansk which is a superb city so plenty of football around the locality next summer.

No, if they win their group, their Ro16 is in Bucharest, QF in St. Petersburg, SF and Final in London.

If they come 2nd, Ro16 is in Dublin, QF then Rome.

The only way they have another game in Munich is if they come 3rd in their group, the other groups work out in such a way they have their Ro16 in Bilbao, win that, and then their QF is Munich

If there's a few of you in the one compartment and you lock the door, you'll be grand. I wouldn't risk spending the night in a seat. I would definitely go for a proper sleeper (from €59) rather than a couchette (€39). The timing of the night train isn't so bad: leaves at 19:10 and is due to arrive at 12:30. Given you'll spend about half of that asleep, the timings are fine, and it's definitely going to work out cheaper than flying, given that it is city centre to city centre and includes a night's accommodation.

I would avoid the day trains. They leave before 08:00 and arrive between 23:00 and 00:00.

 

Must have been a seriously long journey...2 years.

i met a woman..and stayed...!!

Still quicker than Irish Rail though.  

Still hoping we could be playing in Bilbao.  However you will be looking for some of the toughest tickets there with the Dutch almost certain to have three home games in Amsterdam.  Tickets for Bilbao were in high demand in the first phase as well.    

 

Did she need a "bunk" up on the train ?

 

And still had to change at Limerick Junction.........

(Hungary beat Bulgaria 3-1, Iceland beat Romania 2-1)

Prediction: Iceland 

NI v Slovakia 

Prediction: Search your feelings, you know it to be true. 

(Georgi beat Belarus 1-0, Macedonia beat Kosovo 2-1)

Prediction:  Macedonia 

Fair play Macedonia ; with Ukraine and Austria not a terrible group to get.