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The opening ceremony for Euro 2008 in Basel.

This content was published on June 7, 2008 - 21:48

40,000 football fans in Basel’s St Jacob’s Park witnessed a short but colourful opening ceremony on June 7 that featured various subjects from the two co-hosts, Switzerland and Austria.

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