Irish fans are near the top of the charts when it comes to purchasing tickets for this summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Ireland is currently ranked SIXTH when it comes to tickets purchased by country of residence.
So that doesn’t include the tens of thousands of Irish people living Down Under, who are set to come out and back Katie McCabe and Co.
And when you take the co-hosts out of the equation, support for the Girls in Green is set to be fourth highest among the 30 qualified nations, if sales continue to soar.
Right now, there are no tickets available to purchase for the Group B opener against Australia on July 20 in Sydney.
However, fans are being urged to keep checking the FIFA ticket sales website, as more could yet be made available.
There are limited tickets available for the clash with Canada in Perth on July 26 and the fans can still book their seats in Brisbane’s 52,000-capacity Lang Park for the July 31 match against Nigeria.
As for the Australia game, a FIFA spokesperson told Mirror online: “FIFA is constantly reviewing the available inventory and, when and if possible, will release additional batches of tickets on FIFA.com/tickets.
“For that reason, we encourage fans to check FIFA.com/tickets regularly.”
Fans who don’t want to wait around can purchase hospitality packages for all 64 matches at FIFA.com/hospitality.
When it comes to the number of tickets purchased by people living in Ireland, it all points to a massive Irish presence in Sydney, Perth and Brisbane this summer.
Support for Vera Pauw’s side will be bolstered by the huge Irish population - and those with Irish heritage - in Australia.
The last census, taken seven years ago, put the number of Irish-born people living in Australia at 75,000. That figure is believed to have swelled since the 2016 count.
