POLAND - FOOTBALL/SOCCER EURO 2012: Croatia supporters determined rain and cold will not spoil their mood as they gather in Poznan for Thursday's (June 14) match against Italy

Record ID: 862859

  • Title: POLAND - FOOTBALL/SOCCER EURO 2012: Croatia supporters determined rain and cold will not spoil their mood as they gather in Poznan for Thursday's (June 14) match against Italy
  • Date: 15th June 2012
  • Summary: POZNAN, CROATIA ( JUNE 14, 2012) (REUTERS -ACCESS ALL) EMPTY POZNAN OLD MARKET SQUARE WITH MONUMENT BILLBOARD READING 'POZNAN WELCOMES YOU TO EURO 2012' PAN FROM BILLBOARD TO STATUE CROATIAN SCARF AROUND STATUE'S HEAD EMPTY BAR GROUP OF CROATIAN SUPPORTERS HIDING FROM RAIN TWO MEN CARRYING A BAG IN STREET, SPEAKING ITALIAN BUT NOT WEARING TEAM COLOURS CROATIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION BADGE ON SHIRT (SOUNDBITE) (Croatian) CROATIA SUPPORTER JERE SAYING: " It is a bit cold, but we will get there, things will heat up and we will relax and everything will be superb, including the 2-0 win for Croatia." GROUP OF CROATIA SUPPORTERS SITTING IN A BAR (SOUNDBITE) ( Croatian) CROATIA SUPPORTER SAYING: "Things haven't kicked off yet, we have to wait for our guys who partied here till four last night to get up" (SOUNDBITE) (Croatian) CROATIA SUPPORTER IVAN SAYING: "The two of us travelled by plane through half of Europe to get here." PIGEONS IN EMPTY STREET THREE CROATIA SUPPORTERS WALKING IN STREET EMPTY BAR WITH WET PLASTIC COVER MAN TAKING PHOTO IN FRONT OF EMPTY BAR MORE CROATIA SUPPORTERS ARRIVING CROATIA SUPPORTERS FAN ZONE POZNAN SIGN EMPTY FAN ZONE IN RAIN
  • Embargoed: 30th June 2012 13:00
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  • Location: Poland
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  • Country: Poland
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVAB7KVXXOC0173BV9S5H404T115
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  • Story Text: The first groups of Croatia supporters braved the rain and started gathering early in the Polish city of Poznan for Thursday's ( June 14) group C match against Italy.
    Despite miserable weather, and a long journey to Poland from Croatia, their spirits had not been dampened.
    "It is a bit cold, but we will get there, things will heat up and we will relax and everything will be superb, including the 2-0 win for Croatia," Jere, from Kastela, said.
    Another fan, Ivam, added: "Things haven't kicked off yet, we have to wait for our guys who partied here till four last night to get up."
    Some of them travelled by plane, but the majority drove around 1,600 kilometres to get to Poznan.
    Italian supporters were nowhere to be seen, but it was expected they would gather at the Poznan Old Market later on Thursday.
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