The Three Lions will face Greece in their fifth fixture of the UEFA Nations League on 14 November 2024. Ticket details for the match in Athens were first released in early October on the official England Football website.
If you support the Three Lions, this post provides all the information you need ahead of the Greece vs England matchup.
It will be Lee Carsley’s penultimate game in interim charge of the Three Lions ahead of Thomas Tuchel officially starting in the year. England are currently three points behind their opponents in Nations League B, Group 2, following their 2-1 home defeat against Ethniki on 10 October.
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Greece vs England tickets – sale dates
The first phase of ticket sales for this Nations League clash began on 17 October and closed on 21 October.
Just over 10,000 members of the England Supporters Travel Club (ESTC) applied and registered their interest in this game, despite the allocation being only 3,500. As a result, the cut-off point to guarantee a ticket for the match at the Olympic Stadium in Athens was fans with 25 ‘active caps’.
A mini-ballot was then allocated to fans with 24 caps. They had 70% of the ticket share, with the other 30% kept for other members as part of their group. The maximum number of tickets in group bookings for England away matches is four.
You can read more about the England Supporters Travel Club, how to join, and the caps system here.
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The second phase of the sales for England vs Greece tickets started on 23 October, and ended when the away allocation was sold out to ESTC members. This has now completely sold out, with the away contingent set to be located in the south-west corner of the Olympic Stadium in Athens.
Greece vs England tickets – Fans’ Embassy and ticket collection information
The ticket collection point for ESTC members is located at the Moxy Hotel in Athens. Fans can visit the collection point on Wednesday, November 13, from 11:00 to 20:00 and Thursday, 14 November, from 10:00 to 19:15. A form of ID and the ESTC digital membership card are required.
Nearby is the Fans’ Embassy, with the Football Supporters Association (FSA) providing the following information:
“Our Fans’ Embassy will be near the ticket collection point outside the Moxy Hotel at Omonoia station, on metro lines M1 and M2 (green and red). Members of our Fans’ Embassy team will be heading to areas such as Monastiraki throughout both days.
“Our operating times will be roughly as follows: Wednesday, 13 November (11:00-17:00) and Thursday, 14 November (10:00-17:00).
“There’s also the Fans’ Embassy helpline which will be operating 24/7 before and after the game on +44 7956 121314. You can also follow and contact them on Facebook or X via @WeAreFreeLions.”
You can access the Free Lions fanzine on the FSA – an in-depth magazine providing travel tips and ground rules for the away match in Greece.
Greece vs England – How to get to the Olympic Stadium, Athens
The match kicks off at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, at 19:45pm (BST), with the ground opening three hours before. Getting a taxi to the stadium is not advisable due to the volume of traffic, with public transport the most convenient way to get to the venue.
The FSA has advised travelling supporters to take Metro Line 1 (green line) towards Irini, which is the closest station to the Olympic Stadium. When the train arrives at Irini, it will take England fans around 20 minutes to get to the away section.
After the match, England supporters will be kept in the ground for up to 30 minutes. Metros will run until 01:30 local time, with the game set to finish between 23:30-00:00, so public transport will still be available when the Three Lions fans are released from the stadium.