Ireland’s Gibraltar clash confirmed for Faro

Gibraltar have confirmed their Euro 2016 home qualifier against Ireland next year will take place in Faro.

There had been speculation the game could be moved to London after the Gibraltar Football Association were reportedly unhappy with aspects of the security arrangements at their first game in the Estadio de Algarve — a 7-0 hammering by Poland — in September. Those issues now appear to have been resolved, however, and the Uefa newcomers will continue to play at their ‘home away from home’ for the remainder of the Group D qualifiers.

The Gibraltar Football Association have now contacted to the FAI to officially confirm next year’s game against Ireland will go ahead, as planned, at the Estadio do Algarve in Faro, Portugal, on September 4.