Basking in the sun • Soccer supporters relaxing before the travails of that evening’s match between Switzerland and Turkey, in which the host team would be beaten 2–1.
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From Travel around Switzerland (including Konstanz and Liechtenstein), June 2008
Shoulder-to-shoulder • The fact that both countries’ colours are red and white meant that it was often difficult to distinguish between the Swiss and Turkish soccer supporters. The fact that their team wasn’t playing that evening doesn’t seem to have perturbed a couple of French supporters, though…
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From Travel around Switzerland (including Konstanz and Liechtenstein), June 2008
Massed ranks • The streets of Basle were awash with a sea of red—soccer supporters getting ready for that evening’s match between Switzerland and Turkey.
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From Travel around Switzerland (including Konstanz and Liechtenstein), June 2008
Just in case you forget which country you’re in • One of the thousands of Switzerland soccer supporters on the streets of Basle on the afternoon of the Euro 2008 match between Switzerland and Turkey in that city.
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From Travel around Switzerland (including Konstanz and Liechtenstein), June 2008