“TO BE OR not to be,” as a Dane one said, that is the question over the next few days as Ireland aim to seal World Cup qualification .
We’llbroadcast live from our Scandi-chic Copenhagen HQ with Paul Dollery and Ben Blake on Facebook on The42′s Close Calls with eir Sport this evening to tee up the action.
We’ll hear what Martin O’Neill had to say in his final press conference before tomorrow’s must-not-lose clash, get some team and result predictions and hear how Danish and Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel feels the tie will play out.
But that’s not all. Carlsberg have kindly given us a pair of tickets to give away for the home leg on Tuesday night in Dublin.
To be in with a chance to claiming them and becoming the most popular member of your various WhatsApp groups, simply let us know in the comment section below or on Facebook later during the broadcast, how you see tomorrow’s game playing out.
We’ll pick a winner from the correct answers on Sunday morning.
We’ll post Close Calls with eir Sport here later when we go live. COYBIG!
- Recognising that Irish football fans are Probably the best fans in the world, Carlsberg are giving Irish football fans a warm Irish welcome to Copenhagen, allowing them to experience match day ‘The Danish Way’. Brewed the Danish way for over 150 years, but supporters of the Republic of Ireland football team for 20 years, Carlsberg has partnered with the FAI to give every Irish football fan in Copenhagen with an Irish passport, a free pass to the Carlsberg Experience and a free pint* to enjoy before the away playoff game against Denmark. On 11th November Carlsberg will welcome Probably the best fans in the world to Denmark, known as being one of the happiest nations in the world – and to be in with the chance of being there to experience the magic of its Danish roots, Carlsberg is giving Irish fans the chance to win tickets on their Facebook page over the coming days. Check out facebook.com/Carlsberg for more details.
Iconic yes, but not exactly aesthetic
@Gareth Ward: ah I dunno, I like it. I was there last year for a game and it has that big football feel about it that you don’t get from modern stadia. That being said, the proposals for the new ground look unreal
@Gareth Ward: moron . One of the greatest stadiums in the world. I have been in most of the famous ones except the azteca. Abosolute philistine to suggest this is not one of the greatest .
@Shane Gill: i want to get to an inter game b4 they bulldoze it.are tickets hard got? My 2nd fav stadium ever since cameroon v argentina italia 90!!
@Nigel Delaney: didn’t have any trouble with tickets. Went to an AC game v Sampdoria and got tickets from the ticket centre at the ground the day of the game.
@Shane Gill: thanks lad.Trish is mad to get to Milan too.win win!!
Fabulous stadium.
Was there a while ago. It’s definitely seen better days.
Amazing that two internationally renowned teams playing the same sport can use common sense and share a stadium.
The Aviva and Croke Park are underutilized assets, money going/gone towards paying the debts could have been put into grassroots.
At least the Bertie Bowl wasn’t built
@Goban Saor: By “sharing” you mean the professional rugby and soccer guys want to use the facilities of their more successful amateur counterparts.
@Goban Saor: They are only still doing it now due to Italian politics making it really difficult for many teams to get approval to build stadiums in Italy. A lot of the stadium are owned by City Council who don’t want to lose out on rent and have empty stadium.
@Seamus Cummins: That’s problem in a nutshell. Napoli have had same issues with renovating Stadio San Paolo. Naples Municipal Council owns the stadium and doesn’t want to pay for upgrades.