England return to Lansdowne Road to play their first competitive match in Ireland for 34 years

On June 29th, 2021, I queued alongside thousands of others outside Lansdowne Road. Three years earlier I had bought tickets for a last-16 Euro 2020 match allocated to the Aviva Stadium on that date, which turned out to be between England and Germany. There was, however, one slight problem. That sunny afternoon I was not actually queuing to watch a game which had been transferred to Wembley after Ireland’s late withdrawal as a tournament co-host. Instead, I was patiently waiting …