Final preparations plans for Ireland's Euro 2012 have been confirmed on Tuesday with the announcement that the Republic of Ireland will face Hungary in Budapest on the 4th June in Puskás Ferenc stadium in the Hungarian capital.. On Monday, the FAI confirmed Ireland would have a pre-tournament training camp in Montecatini, Italy from May 27 to June 3, 2012.
As previously indicated, the team will depart from Dublin on May 27, the day after playing Bosnia in Aviva Stadium on May 26 and will be based in Montecatini for one week, until June 3.
The full programme for Giovanni Trapattoni’s team prior to the European Championships is as follows:
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Feb 29 |
Republic of Ireland v Czech Republic, Aviva Stadium |
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May 26 |
Republic of Ireland v Bosnia Herzegovina, Aviva Stadium |
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May 27 |
Pre-training camp, Montecatini, Italy |
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June 3 |
Transfer from Montecatini to Budapest |
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June 4 |
Hungary v Republic of Ireland, Budapest |
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June 5 |
UEFA EURO 2012 training camp, Gdynia, Poland |
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June 10 |
Republic of Ireland v Croatia, Poznan, Poland |
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June 14 |
Spain v Republic of Ireland, Gdansk, Poland |
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June 18 |
Italy v Republic of Ireland, Poznan, Poland |
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