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Why Spain vs. France is a battle for the soul of soccer

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Both of the last two explosive tournament matches between Spain and France have distinctly felt like a battle for the very soul of football was taking place. And it'll be no different when they meet in Munich on Tuesday night in the Euro 2024 semifinals.

La Roja have reached the Allianz Arena having barged doors open and then stormed through with laughter, music, joie de vivre and the kind of "follow the band, there's going to be a party somewhere" spirit that makes them (with the noble exception of Germany) the only team at the tournament anywhere near as colourful, uplifting and worth watching, as the various fan marches have shown over these last few weeks.