I don't think that's true. Any fan can buy tickets but check the UEFA website like 'Siddhartha' mentioned and also depends on each countries FA because they are provide tickets for their own fans.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.