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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Antonio Sempere and Joseph Wilson

Spain or Morocco? World Cup passions blur in Spanish exclave

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The World Cup knockout game between Spain and Morocco will bring millions of fans on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar together around screens in bars and living rooms to see which country will keep alive its dream of soccer glory.

Nowhere will loyalties likely be more blurred than in Spain’s tiny North African territory of Ceuta where identities, both national and religious, often mix in unpredictable ways that confound the easy categories of sports fandom.

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