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Spain swept by Euro fever as final nears Spain was swept up in football fever Saturday one day ahead of its national team's final against Germany in Vienna which fans were confident would lead to its first major title in over 40 years. From Valencia to Valladolid, town halls across the country were setting up giant television screens in public squares to allow supporters to gather and watch the match while stores reported dwindling stocks of red and white Spanish flags and jerseys. The only exceptions were Barcelona and Bilbao in separatist-minded Catalonia and the Basque Country where local officials as of Saturday had no plans to set up screens due to regional sensitivities, daily newspaper El Mundo reported.
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