UEFA have received a massive 3.5 million ticket requests for games at Euro 2016 following the closing of the ticket portal today.
Ireland v Sweden has the second highest demand for tickets of any of the group games, with only Germany v Poland being more popular. Third is Portugal v Austria.
Overall, the five teams whose fans submitted the most applications through the portal are: Poland, France, Austria, Republic of Ireland, and Switzerland.
Given the massive population surplus both France and Poland, and the fact there about twice as many people in Austria as there are in the Republic of Ireland, there is an astonishing demand for tickets in this country.
It's the first statistical evidence we've been given that France will be taken of Ireland fans this summer.
The ticket portal to follow one's home nation is now closed, but you still have a chance to apply for tickets to other games.
Those tickets can be applied for here, and the portal will remain open until February 1.
[Uefa.com]
