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A look at the passionate soccer fans at Euro 2012

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Spanish fans enjoy themselves prior to their first match of the Euro 2012 against Italy in the Long Market in Gdansk June 10, 2012. REUTERS/Peter AndrewsPETER ANDREWS/Reuters

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An Italian fan with her face painted blows a kiss as she waits for the start of the Group C Euro 2012 soccer match against Spain in PGE Arena in Gdansk, June 10, 2012.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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Ireland and a Croatia fan party ahead of the group B match between Republic of Ireland and Croatia during the Euro 2012 soccer championship in Poznan, Poland, Sunday, June 10, 2012.Peter Morrison/The Associated Press

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An Italian fan cheers as she waits for the start of their Group C Euro 2012 soccer match against Spain at the PGE Arena stadium in Gdansk, June 10, 2012.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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An Croatian fan adjusts his sunglasses before the start of their Group C Euro 2012 soccer match against Ireland at the City Stadium in Poznan, June 10, 2012.SERGIO PEREZ/Reuters

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An Irish fan wearing a body suit and wig in the Irish colours cheers before the start of their Group C Euro 2012 soccer match against Croatia at the City Stadium in Poznan, June 10, 2012.DOMINIC EBENBICHLER/Reuters

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Spain supporters cheer as they watch the Group C Euro 2012 soccer match between Spain and Italy on a giant screen at a fan park in Madrid, June 10, 2012.PAUL HANNA/Reuters

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A cheering Croatian fan holds up a team scarf before the start of their Group C Euro 2012 soccer match against Ireland at the City Stadium in Poznan, June 10, 2012.PETR JOSEK/Reuters

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An Ireland fan with an Irish clover painted on her face waits for the start of their Group C Euro 2012 soccer match against Croatia at the City Stadium in Poznan, June 10, 2012.DOMINIC EBENBICHLER/Reuters

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Ireland fans with their faces painted in the Irish colours cheer before the start of their Group C Euro 2012 soccer match against Croatia at the City Stadium in Poznan, June 10, 2012.KACPER PEMPEL/Reuters

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Spain soccer fans after watch the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group C match between Spain and Italy in a Fan Zone in Gdansk, Poland , Sunday, June 10, 2012.Czarek Sokolowski/The Associated Press

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Soccer fans react as they watch Euro 2012 soccer match between Spain and Italy in the fan zone in Kiev, June 10, 2012.ANATOLII STEPANOV/Reuters

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Soccer fans react as they watch Euro 2012 soccer match between Spain and Italy in the fan zone in Kiev, June 10, 2012.ANATOLII STEPANOV/Reuters

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Spanish fans celebrate an equalizing goal scored by their team during their first match of the Euro 2012 against Italy at the fan zone in Gdansk June 10, 2012.PETER ANDREWS/Reuters

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Spain supporters cheer after their team scored a goal against Italy as they watched the Group C Euro 2012 soccer match on a giant screen at a fan park in Madrid, June 10, 2012.PAUL HANNA/Reuters

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