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AP Photos: Excitement levels rise among fans at European Championship

2024-07-05 19:52 Last Updated At：20:02

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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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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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.

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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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.

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

The same could be said of the Dutch, who also stand out with their splash of orange as they march to stadiums for the team’s matches.

Cristiano Ronaldo fever is still strong, with Portugal fans flocking to training sessions to catch a glimpse of their favorite player.

Some fans are slow to go home, too.

Particularly those from Scotland, which was eliminated in the group stage but still retains a presence in Germany owing to their happy-go-lucky followers. The sound of bagpipes still fills the air.

AP Euro 2024: https://apnews.com/hub/euro-2024

Cannabis advocates in Thailand protest a proposal again ban its general use

2024-07-08 20:53 Last Updated At：21:00

BANGKOK (AP) — Two years after marijuana was decriminalized in Thailand, nearly a hundred of its advocates marched to the prime minister’s office Monday to protest a possible ban on general use.

A health ministry drug control committee approved Friday a proposal to relist cannabis as a narcotic to be only allowed for medical and research purposes. The proposition is set to be submitted to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board this week, and if agreed on, will take effect Jan.1.

Cannabis activists and entrepreneurs, some carrying potted marijuana plants, gathered at the United Nations headquarters in central Bangkok Monday as they prepared to head to the Government House, nearly 1 kilometer (0.62 miles) away.

Prasitchai Nunuan, a representative of a pro-cannabis network of individuals, addressed the protesters, saying that marijuana should be separately regulated by the health ministry instead of criminalizing the plant yet again. He accused the government of outlawing the drug to allow only a few interest groups to benefit from its medical uses.

“This fight for cannabis is not only for medical security or people's rights but also for destroying the monopoly of politicians taking (its) benefits away from the people,” he said.

Chokwan “Kitty” Chopaka, a cannabis shop owner in Bangkok and activist, also accused the current Thai Cabinet of allowing politics to manipulate such a decision and called on officials to come up with a policy that benefits the majority of people.

"Who are you to judge what they use it for and how they use it?” she added.

Police barricaded the road leading to the Government House, effectively stopping the protesters from marching ahead. who then set up a camp in the area and announced they would remain in place until the government responded to their demands. An official later received the group’s written petition.

In May, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said he wanted to outlaw cannabis again, sparking several protests from advocates who claimed the decision would be damaging to the economy. Legal cannabis has fueled Thailand’s tourism and farming sectors and spawned thousands of cannabis retails ranging from shops, trucks to market stalls all over the country.

Pock Pechthong, a cannabis grower who joined Monday’s march, said while more regulations are needed, a radical rollback will hurt a lot of people who have invested in the business.

“Everybody’s spent a lot of money already. I’m a grower, so our main concern is not being able to grow or use it,” he said.

After cannabis was decriminalized in 2022, it was initially said that it would be allowed only for medicinal use, but in practice, the market remained virtually unregulated, prompting public backlash and concerns over misuse and crime, which the government has cited as reasons for the proposal.

Last month, Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said the ministry conducted an online survey and that no less than 80% of the 111,201 participants approved the ban. However, the results were not publicly shared.

Bhumjaithai Party, headed by Anutin Charnvirakul, spearheaded decriminalizing marijuana in the country and promised at the time farmers in its stronghold in the impoverished northeast that it would be a new cash crop.

Anutin, who headed the health ministry in 2022, pushed for an amendment to the Narcotics Law, dropping cannabis from the list of controlled substances. Currently the interior minister, the party head has publically opposed the proposed ban, saying while Bhumjaithai does not support recreational uses of cannabis, the rollback will impact the cannabis industry.

Associated Press writers Jintamas Saksornchai contributed to this report.

AP Photos: Excitement levels rise among fans at European Championship

AP Photos: Excitement levels rise among fans at European Championship

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.

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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.

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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