FAI confirm Hungary friendly

by Michelle Fortune , 07 February 2012

The Football Association of Ireland have confirmed the Republic of Ireland will play Hungary in their final warm-up game ahead of the Euro 2012 finals.


Giovanni Trapattoni's men will meet the Czech Republic at the Aviva Stadium on February 29, but their preparations for the finals will not begin properly until they face Bosnia-Herzegovina at the Old Lansdowne Road site on May 26.

The following day they will travel to Montecatini in Italy for their pre-tournament training camp with the team set to play Hungary in Budapest on June 4.

Trapattoni's men will set off for the training camp in Gdynia, Poland, ahead of their opening game against Croatia on June 10.

Their second game of the tournament sees them take on world champions Spain in Gdansk on June 14 with the final group game against Italy in Poznan on June 18.

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