Croke Park will be the setting for Ireland’s first regular-season NFL game when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

“Croker” is more than just a national stadium. It’s the home of the Gaelic Athletic Association , which is deeply rooted in Irish culture and history.

The 82,300-capacity Dublin stadium — Páirc an Chrócaigh in Irish — hosts the hugely popular All-Ireland finals in Gaelic football and hurling each summer. They are Ireland’s equivalent of a Super Bowl.

The capacity for Sunday’s NFL game will be around 75,000, in part because a standing section will be fitted with seats.

“It’s hard to overexaggerate what it means to lots of people in Ireland,” GAA head of communications Alan Milton said of the stadium. “We’re excited by what it could end up mean

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