http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-eurotickets&prov=reuters&type=lgns I think it's surprising that Spain, France and Italy didn't sell out as well. I applied for five single games. It's unclear if most applications were for the team-specific packages or if a lot of them were for the single-game option.
I don`t understand why the Stadiums are that small. You have 30.000 people stadiums in Portugal that are used for this Euro 2004. I suppose there could be 40.000 stadiums and it would still be sold out.
I've applied for tickets to 5 games as well. When will they announce who'll get tickets from last week's lottery?
Where did you find out which specific games are sold out? If you have a listing or link, I'd be curious to know.
i think it was in uefa.com.... not sure about link. I know the stadiums because they said that all Portugal's group games, one quarter final, the semifinals and finals already have more applications than the stadium capacities...all the games that i just said above, are to be played either In Luz Stadium (65000), Dragon stadium/FC Porto (52000) or Jose Alvalade stadium (52000) according to the schedule listed in Euro2004.com... except for maybe that quarter final wich could be in the Algarve stadium (30000).
Wales, a nation of under 3 million has sold their allocation, but such giants as France, spain and Italy have not. Unbelievable.
Yep, that's impressive, but surely there is a certain element of bandwagon-jumping around Welsh football at the moment.
It depends really, to get tickets for major finals you must be doing fairly well and so people are bound to want to watch. but about 3 years ago we played a home friendly (our first football game at the millenium ) and sold out 72,500. Not bad considering we were in the doldrums. Wales have always been well supported given our population but as with anything there is a level of people jumping on the bandwagon. In 1994 I watched all the home games, but when it came to the crucial one against Romania, couldn't get a ticket because of all the new "fans".
It could also be a case of people making a gamble that didn't work out - apply for "Follow-your-team" tickets for a team that is likely to qualify but that you feel won't sell out its allotment.
I spoke to euro2004 customer rep this morning , I was informed that Italy would also overbooked and will be part of this months lottery process. I was kind of suprised, because from what I read earlier they were not one of the countries that exceedded there allotment. I do not understand how that could happen, if they stopped selling tickets on June 16.
They could've received most applications for Italy via mail, whereas the initial batch was only online applications. I expect they were still sorting through applications that were sent through the mail well beyond June 16.
I was under the assumption that ALL applications had to be received by 16 June, regardless of how they were recieved. I'd be curious to know how many they overbooked by. Anyway, I guess I will have to take my chances with the lottery. I realy have my heart set on going.
Great to see such an interest in Wales. Hope ye make it and the Scots as well. How about that for a group – Ireland, Scotland, Wales and whoever in the Algarve. What a party!! The Group of Celts.
Fans from over here in England are having problems applying for tickets. Nobody seems to be getting accepted for ticket applications. Another thinly veiled piece of UEFA racism.
Anyone received word on their ticket apps already (especially from the US)?? It's almost the 31st and I haven't heard either way yet. I better find out from UEFA soon because I need to know before August 1st when any leftover tickets go on sale.
Hi, I also applied for tickets to 2004. I haven't gotten any letter yet. FYI there was a huge problem with this during Euro 2000. The problem was that UEFA sent all the letters via surface mail not airmail. This meant that fans outside of Europe got their confirmation letters 2 months late!!!!!!! The letters were sitting on cargo ships!!!! UEFA state that unsuccessful applicants will receive an email this time around. So if you receive no email by July 31 assume you will be getting tickets. I doesn't hurt to check your credit card charges as well, I'am not sure when they will be charged?
Thanx for the info dirk! I actually called the ticketing people in Portugal earler today and they told me the letters may arrive after the 31st and they couldn't tell me over the phone whether or not I was successful ( then why the hell they bother providing an order # in the first place, I'm not sure). They also said that if I don't hear by the 31st, I should go ahead and apply for leftover tickets because I can always cancel them within 2 weeks if it turns out my first application was successful. I bet I either wind up with way more tickets than I need (which I suppose I can always sell) or just none at all. I dunno, UEFA's inefficiency is mindboggling. Have another doughnut, Lennart Johannson...
I applied for "Follow My Team" tickets to follow Portugal during Euro 2004. I received my letter from UEFA on Tues. July 22nd informing me that I was succesful in getting tickets. On the other hand, I have a friend who applied for individual tickets, who hasn't received a reply. Both of us are from USA. Good luck to all!!
I applied for "follow your team" tickets for Bulgaria and got them...assuming the team holds up in the last few qualifying games.
Just called home and found out the mail came w/ my confirmation for Euro 2004 tickets. Wooo-hooo!!! 2 games in Braga, one in Faro and a quarter-final in Porto. Can't wait. Credit card will be charged August 31st. So hopefully all you guys that applied to individual games will get the good news in the next couple of days too.
My confirmation letter came today (Aug 2) and I'm in Raleigh, NC. I didn't get the semis tickets I requested but I did get two to the FINAL!
I got my confirmation letter Monday (8/4) in Chicago. Successful on all five matches I applied for: 17 (Portugal vs. A3), 20 (B1vB3), 24 (D1vD3), 25 (Winner A vs. Runner-Up B) & 26 (Winner B vs. Runner-Up A). I applied for Category III, but said to consider me for upgrade if matches oversold. I got Category III for all of the matches except #26 (Winner B vs. Runner-Up A), which they gave me Category I for. Does anyone know what exchange rate Visa uses on charges made in Euros?