French frenzy as 49,500 tickets sold for home game

FRENCH football fans yesterday snapped up every one of the 49,500 tickets that went on public sale for the second leg of the World Cup play-off against the Republic of Ireland in Paris on November 18.

“With a peak of 30,000 tickets purchased in three hours, the French Football Federation (FFF) has recorded one of the quickest sales in its history,” the statement continued.

“This means an overwhelming mobilisation of the French public for the two-legged confrontation against Ireland.”