Euro 2016 Thread

[stealthpapes]

To anyone who doesn't realise, contrary to what the UEFA site implies, the current ticket ballot isn't just for buying tickets to follow a specific team. You can also bid for tickets to individual games.

The ballot closes on the 18th of January.

OK, so this is news.

[Brum Royal]

From what I can see though you can only apply for tickets to matches if you have an ID from your respective National FA, regardless of which country you want to see.

Is this the only option available now?

[Silver Fox]

I didn't have to provide any FA ID for my application

[bcubed]

Do you have to be an England Supporters' Travel Club Member?

[stealthpapes]

I just want to go to Iceland Hungary

[stealthpapes]

Ah. Scroll down.

[Brum Royal]

Yeah, just seen that. Where it says "not following a national team"

[stealthpapes]

IN! for Hungary Iceland and Ukraine Poland.

[genome]

I just want to go to Iceland Hungary

Don't do that m8, you'll buy loads of food you don't need.

[stealthpapes]

[ice123]

Germany will take inspiration from handball squad at Euro 2016 - Bierhoff

Oliver Bierhoff is hoping the success of the Germany handball team can inspire the nation's football side at Euro 2016.

Germany team manager Oliver Bierhoff is hoping Joachim Low's men can take inspiration from the country's handball team for this year's European Championship in France.

The handball side claimed the 2016 European Men's Championship in January after beating Spain 24-17 in the final.

After winning the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Germany are favourites to triumph at Euro 2016 and Bierhoff is confident they have the quality to mirror the achievements of the handball team.

"I am very excited. The handball squad has shown us how to do it and what you can achieve with team spirit and passion," he told Omnisport.

"We have the quality. I am glad that we can start the final phase of planning now. We had all the players together in January and aligned them to the task ahead.
"Of course it is good to start the preparation all together.

"We have a huge potential and a lot of players who look forward to the tournament and are eager to make the next step. I am very confident. "

But Bierhoff, who won 70 caps for his country, knows it will not be an easy task, with Germany to face Ukraine, Poland and Northern Ireland in Group C.
"As world champion we go in to the tournament as one of the favourites of course. It won't be easy, as it never is," the 47-year-old added.

"There is always Spain and there is France, who [have] got their home crowd and a newly formed squad.

"And then there are nations who are catching up more and more, like Belgium."
Germany were semi-finalists at Euro 2012 and last won the tournament in 1996.

[Silver Fox]

Ummm cheers for that

Anyone had any joy with tickets?

[stealthpapes]

I got an email telling me that they'd tell me soon

My race on the Saturday sold out in a day, so swimming on the Sunday instead.

[Silver Fox]

Yeah, I got the same email after I'd posted, including the magic line "we'll send you an email just before we make the decision to make sure you've got the money. we'll send this whether you're successful or not"

[leww_rfc]

Success for me in the Follow Your Team area for little old Wales.

Managed to bag a ticket for each of their games including conditional tickets for each round Wales could potentially make (i.e Ro16, QF and so on).

The countdown can begin!

[stealthpapes]

Still no news. It's quiet. Too quiet.

[Silver Fox]

This week I think

[stealthpapes]

An Austrian mate got his tickets through last week.

[bcubed]

Money has come out of my account but no email to confirm!
Must be ok though?!
England v Russia x3

[tmesis]

I did hear there was a bit of a delay due to how Germany handled their team applications.

Apparently loads of people were giving fake Fan Id numbers for tickets for "friends", and rather than cancelling those applications, they've given people until tomorrow to amend them.

Quite why that would impact tickets for games not involving Germany is beyond me though.