Fans left raging as online NFL ticket scramble for Dublin showdown causes queuing mayhem
TICKETMASTER'S general sale for the NFL regular season showdown between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park left many fans furious on Tuesday.
That's after MASSIVE online queues stretching for hours and major concerns raised about the system's fairness.
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Croke Park will host the historic showdown between Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings in August
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But some fans hoping to get tickets for the clash have been left furious with the online tickting system
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The 2025 NFL Dublin Game is set to be one of the biggest international sporting spectacles Ireland has ever seen.
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But fans immediately encountered long waiting room delays and inconsistencies in queue placement as they rage on social media.
One user on X wrote: 'There's absolutely no way this NFL Dublin game website is working properly. There's no way they've sold only 1500 tickets to people in an hour and a half.'
Others called for local ticket allocation, highlighting international interest: 'Could the @NFL not have specifically allocated tickets for Irish fans for the Dublin game?
"Seeing a lot of Americans on twitter complaining about not getting tickets. Surely the point of the game is to bring the game to fans who don't get to go to games.'
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A parent also shared confusion over how the queue numbers were assigned:
It read: 'Son is in a waiting room for tickets since 11am for Steelers v Vikings in Dublin, got a number around 150k, his buddy logged in at 11:50 and got 49k in the queue. The ticketing for NFL international games is an absolute disaster.'
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Another post read simply: '10.55am v. 12pm for NFL Dublin tickets. Ridiculous.'
Despite the frustration, no official response has yet been issued by Ticketmaster or the NFL regarding the delays or whether any technical faults impacted fan access.
Croke Park, with a capacity of over 82,000, is expected to sell out quickly.
But now many Irish fans are now left wondering if they'll get to witness this landmark game live as thousands across the globe are expected to embark on Dublin for the clash.
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