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Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill has called on fans to come together to support his side at the official fanzone in Belfast.

A 10,000 capacity open air arena is being constructed in the Titanic Quarter in time for Euro 2016 .

All Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland matches will be shown live – on the biggest screen in Ireland.

The fanzone will have full bar facilities, a number of food options, a funfair and entertainment before and after matches.

O'Neill has inspected the venue and given it the green light, hailing it as "the next best thing to being in France".

He added: "The support during qualification was incredible and a big part of us getting to the finals in the first place. We're grateful so many are making the trip to France but anyone watching the games back in Northern Ireland has a crucial role to play as well.

"The idea of thousands of Northern Ireland fans gathering at the Euros Fanzone at Titanic back in Belfast will be another huge motivation for the players.

"Having visited the Fanzone site and spoken to the guys running it, I'm certain it will be the next best thing to actually being out there with us."

The games which will be shown at the official Euro 2016 fanzone courtesy of Belsonic will be:

Sunday, June 12: Poland v Northern Ireland 5pm; Germany v Ukraine 8pm.

Monday, June 13: Republic of Ireland v Sweden 5pm; Belgium v Italy 8pm.

Thursday, June 16: Ukraine v Northern Ireland 5pm; Germany v Poland 8pm.

Saturday, June 18: Belgium v Republic of Ireland 2pm; Iceland v Hungary 5pm; Portugal v Austria 8pm.

Thursday, June 21: Northern Ireland v Germany and Ukraine v Poland 5pm; Croatia v Spain and Czech Republic v Turkey 8pm.

Wednesday, June 22: Iceland v Austria and Hungary v Portugal 5pm; Sweden v Belgium and Italy v Republic of Ireland 8pm.

More information can be found by searching for Euros Fanzone Titanic on Facebook.