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Prices are five times more expensive than for the 2022 Qatar World Cup
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Ireland’s potential World Cup kickoff times are a nightmare for fans
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Ireland would play group games in middle of night Irish time if they qualify for World Cup
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Irish manager focused on playoffs to make tournament first of all
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Ireland to face Mexico, South Korea and South Africa if they qualify for World Cup
Manager Heimir Hallgrímsson says it’s a group ‘we would fancy qualifying from’
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FAI guaranteed 8% of tickets to Ireland’s World Cup matches if team gets there
Tickets would be available at initial prices, rather than inflated by Fifa’s dynamic pricing model
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