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Spain or Morocco? World Cup passions blur in Spanish exclave

Morocco players celebrate at the end of the World Cup group F soccer match between Canada and Morocco at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha , Qatar, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

A man poses with a Moroccan flag in Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. The World Cup knockout game between Spain and Morocco on Tuesday 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. But loyalties be blurred in Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta where identities often mix in unpredictable ways. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)

Spain or Morocco? World Cup passions blur in Spanish exclave