Soccer-Munich buzzes with Germany and Scotland fans out for a fairy tale Euro 2024

Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Group A - Germany v Scotland - Munich, Germany - June 14, 2024 Germany and Scotland fans pose for a photograph with a Euro trophy cutout before the match REUTERS/Leonhard Simon

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) -Germany fans answered coach Julian Nagelsmann's call to "please be loud" on Friday, descending on Munich's medieval Marienplatz in their thousands to party with Scotland supporters and heading to a giant fan zone hours before the opening match of Euro 2024.

Munich authorities later said the fan zone, which has a capacity of 25,000, was full and closed to new arrivals, as was Marienplatz as the hosts prepared to face Scotland in Group A.