Over 650,000 join queue for Pittsburgh Steelers v Minnesota Vikings tickets at Croke Park
The Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park in Dublin on Sept. 28
The NFL is coming to Dublin and the hunt for tickets has reached an unprecedented level of demand.
Tickets went on general sale on Ticketmaster at 12pm for the clash between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park on September 28 with prices for this historic fixture ranging from €85 for category 1 to €295 for catergory 7.
But that hasn't put punters off from attending the game as well over 650,000 were in the queue as off 2.30pm on Tuesday afternoon, over two and a half hours after the sale began.
Confirmation that the Steelers, six-time Super Bowl champions whose owners have links to Ireland, would be the ‘home’ team for a Dublin tie was made in early February of this year with the Vikings being announced as their opponents back in May.
Since then the Steelers have secured the services of quarterback Aaron Rodgers, which has only increased the interest in the match even further.
Ticketmaster provided an update to those staying strong in the queue at 2.06pm saying: "This is a popular sale and wait times are expected to be long.
"Your place in the queue is secure and there are still tickets available. Thank you for your patience."
How many tickets were remaining though was unknown but it is likely to sell out shortly.