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The Tartan Army is having to buy Euro24 tickets today when they don’t even know who Scotland will be playing or where at the tournament taking place in Germany next June.
The briefs went on sale at 10am with the website struggling with demand.
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Scotland qualified for Euro 2024 last month after Norway failed to beat Spain. This led to many of the Tartan Army already booking their flights and hotels to Germany.
However, chances of receiving a ticket through general sale are very slim as there has been over three million applications and there are only 1.2 million tickets available this way.
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Prices for tickets for the tournament next summer will range as 270,000 tickets are being sold for 30 euros and one million being sold for less than 60 euros.
Tournament director Philip Lahm said: “With ticketing sales starting today, German Unity Day, we are giving everyone the opportunity to be part of UEFA EURO 2024 in the stadiums.”
Euro 2024 in Germany will be a one-month long tournament being held across the country and will begin on the 14th of June 2024 in Munich. The final will be held in Olympiastadion in Berlin on the 14th of July.
Fans who are unable to obtain a ticket through the SFA tickets will be able to apply for a ticket through public sale.
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However, fans have been left in disbelief as UEFA are set to only release 9,500 tickets to be sold through the Scottish Football Association (SFA) in December and they’re expected to go to members of the supporter’s group first.
Stadiums for next summer’s tournament include Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park which has a capacity of over 80,000. There’s also Bayern Munich’s stadium, the Allianz Arena which has a capacity of just over 75,000.
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The large stadium capacity further adds to Scotland fans disbelief of being given a very low allocation.
One member of the Tartan Army, Nathan Keenan who watch his side in Spain and Cyprus in the current campaign has spoken out about his disappointment of being given an extremely low-ticket allocation said: “I think it’s absurd considering the amount of support in which Scotland have and have shown throughout the qualifying campaign.”
The draw for the group stage takes place on 2nd December 2023 in Hamburg with Scotland and Spain automatically qualifying from Group A.
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Another fan said: “I feel it’s a slap in the face to fans who packed out Hampden during the qualification campaign which led to the astonishing results such as a 2-0 win against Spain.”
There have been many memorable moments during the qualification campaign for next summer’s tournament in Germany from wins against Spain to a famous away win in Norway with the Tartan Army being front and centre.
Another fan said: “I feel it’s a slap in the face to fans who packed out Hampden during the qualification campaign which led to the astonishing results such as a 2-0 win against Spain.”
There have been many memorable moments during the qualification campaign for next summer’s tournament in Germany from wins against Spain to a famous away win in Norway with the Tartan Army being front and centre.
However, it looks like many of the Tartan Army may not be able to experience the main event in Germany next summer.
