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AP Photos: Excitement levels rise among fans at European Championship

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Excitement levels are rising among fans as the European Championship goes deeper into the knockout stage

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Germany's soccer team fans wave flags before a Group A match between Germany and Scotland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Munich, Germany, Friday, June 14, 2024.
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A man plays the bagpipes as passengers cheer and take pictures in a train heading from Berlin to Munich, in Germany, Friday, June 14, 2024 before a Group A match between Germany and Scotland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament.
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A Dutch supporter spray paints his face orange as he arrives for the Group D match between the Netherlands and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 21, 2024.
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A group of men play cards in a restaurant while an image of the Portuguese national team player Cristiano Ronaldo appears on television during a Group F match between Portugal and Czech Republic at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Tuningen, Germany, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The Euro 2024 soccer tournament takes place in Germany from June 14 until July 14.
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A test run of a light show illuminates the sky and the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, late Tuesday, June 11, 2024. The show is part of the city's entertainment program on occasion of the Euro 2024 soccer tournament and will take place every evening during the tournament.
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Fans cheer as they watch a Group A match between Germany and Scotland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Berlin, Germany, Friday, June 14, 2024.
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German soccer fans celebrate their side's first goal as they watch the screening of a Group A match between Germany and Switzerland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament at a fan zone in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, June 23, 2024.
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Children climb a fence to watch the training session of the French team in Dusseldorf, Germany, Sunday, June 16, 2024. France will play against Austria during their Group D soccer match at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament on June 17.
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English soccer fans stand next to empty bottles prior to a Group C match between the England and Slovenia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
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A German supporter wears plenty of pins of the German national team fan club prior of a Group A match between Germany and Scotland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Munich, Germany, Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Soccer fans cheer as they ride an escalator in the subway before a Group A match between Germany and Scotland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Munich, Germany, Friday, June 14, 2024.
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Fans use their mobile phones to take photos as they cheer for Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo during a training session in Gutersloh, Germany, Friday, June 14, 2024. Portugal will play against Czech Republic during their Group F soccer match at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament on June 18.
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Denmark's soccer team supporters pose for a cellphone photo outside the stadium ahead of the Group C match between the Denmark and Serbia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
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A Slovenian soccer fan prays at the wall of the Cologne Cathedral after the Group C match between England and Slovenia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
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A man passes with a bicycle in front of the Saint Joseph Schalke Catholic Church which is decorated with flags in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, June 15, 2024. The city will host on Sunday, the Group C soccer match between England and Serbia, for the Euro 2024 soccer tournament.
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People attend a public viewing of the Euro 2024 soccer match between England and Serbia on a training ground in a residential area in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
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Turkish supporters cheer outside the stadium ahead of a Group F match between Czech Republic and Turkey at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
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Children try to watch the training session of the French team in Dusseldorf, Germany, Sunday, June 16, 2024. France will play against Austria during their Group D soccer match at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament on June 17.
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Fans of Portugal cheer for their national team as they go to the stadium ahead of a Group F match between Turkey and Portugal at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, June 22, 2024.
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An English soccer fan fixes a flag on a door ahead of a Group C match between the England and Slovenia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
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England soccer fans arrive at the stadium ahead of a Group C match between Serbia and England at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
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A Germany soccer fan wrapped in the Germany flag stands at the train station during the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, Friday, June 19, 2024. The Euro 2024 soccer tournament takes place in Germany from June 14 until July 14.
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Fans celebrate the opening goal of Germany as they watch a screening of the Group A match between Germany and Hungary at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament at the fan zone in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
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Soccer fans gather on train station ahead the Group C match between Serbia and England at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
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People watch the round of sixteen match between England and Slovakia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament at the St. Joseph church in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, June 30, 2024.
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Youths play with a ball in front of the Cathedral of St. Peter, known as Cologne Cathedral, in Cologne, Germany, Monday, June 24, 2024. The city will host the Group C soccer match between England and Slovenia for the Euro 2024 soccer tournament, on Tuesday.
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A French supporter waves French and a pirate flag before the Group D match between the Netherlands and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Leipzig, Germany, Friday, June 21, 2024.
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Three soccer fans listen to a group of Choir singers performing in public following their concert at the Cologne Philharmonic, after the Group C match between England and Slovenia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday, June 25, 2024.

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Excitement levels are rising among fans — particularly those from host nation Germany — as the European Championship goes deeper into the knockout stage.

Germany’s supporters have been showing patriotic fervor across the country, waving their black-red-and-yellow flags and flooding fan zones in the host cities.

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