AP PHOTOS: Excitement levels rise among fans at European Championship
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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 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. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A test run of a light show illuminates the sky and the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, late Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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)
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)
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. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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)
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)
Children try to watch the training session of the French team in Dusseldorf, Germany, Sunday, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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)
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)
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)
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. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
An English fan walks down a street in the city center after a Group C match between Denmark and England at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament at the city center in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
