Tickets are on sale in March 2007. For more information ask your Nation's football association or go to [http://www.euro2008.com the official tournament website].
Tickets are sold from 1 March till 31 March. There are several types of ticket packages. The first is by match, the second is follow your team for the first round (first 3 games), and the third and last option is following your team as long as it's in the tournament.
Ticket applications were analyzed in April 2007. As the number of applications per match exceeded the size of the stadiums and there was an overwhelming number of ticket buyers, UEFA held a random draw.
Around 20% of tickets for each game was distributed by the national football associations of the 16 countries that qualified for the tournament. This phase took place in February/March 2008 and after that the tickets are virtually sold out (i.e. they are only available from unofficial sources for a price around 20 times higher than the original one). However, it is reasonable to expect tickets to be available from touts at the stadiums right before the game as this happens on most tournaments like this. On the other hand, the price of such last-minute tickets is always impossible to predict.
"Expect Emotions" is the official tournament slogan as fans are set to experience joy, disappointment, relief and high tension up until tournament concludes on June 29th. The final match will be played at the 53,000 seat capacity Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna and will feature Enrique Iglesias performing the Euro 2008 tournament anthem "Can you hear me?" It's guaranteed you will hear the fans throughout Vienna, as 53,000 rabid footballers cheer for their favorite.Yes!! [http://worldstepper-daworldisntenough.blogspot.com/2008/06/coming-euro-2008.html The coming of Euro 2008] is one of the major international tournaments that everyone is emotionally waiting for.
'''UEFA EURO 2008 Accommodation Agency''', Route de St-Cergue 9, CH-1260 Nyon 1, Switzerland, phone: ''+41'' (0)22 707 22 30 (''email: [mailto:info@aa-euro2008.com] fax: +41 (0)22 707 22 31'' [http://www.aa-euro2008.com]
Each of the four Austrian host cities has its own international airport, though depending on where you're flying from it may be easiest to arrive via Vienna and continue by train to the other host cities.
Austria is also well served by trains, and all four Austrian host cities have good national and international rail connections. Vienna is the largest hub of the four. The Austrian railways site (English version) is at [http://www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp].
All 4 Swiss venue cities have tram systems within the city, and shuttle bus connections to the stadiums will be organized for EURO 2008, Swiss efficency.
If you drive a car, be aware that the Swiss police will fine you for driving infractions in Switzerland, even if you live outside the country.
Three of the Swiss city venues (Basel, Zurich, Berne) are connected by a triangle of train and highway connections. For Geneva it will take many hours of time to get there from the other venue cities.
The following eight cities will be hosting all the matches for the tournament. For information about travel, accommodation, restaurants and other activities in the cities, please see the individual city guides.
For EURO 2008, Canton Ticino will host the National Teams of Germany and Sweden. Germany will stay in Ascona, close to Locarno, in a top hotel, and training in the national Sport Center in Tenero-Contra. Sweden will stay in Lugano, in Villa Sassa Hotel, and training in Cornaredo Stadium, home of AC Lugano. For the month of May, Lugano will host the National team of Switzerland. Ticino will also host all the referees for the competition.
Ticino has good train and highway connection to Zurich, Basel and Berne. The official language in the canton is Italian.