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Fans display a banner during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.AP

Normally when the World Cup comes around, Germans happily wave their country's flag and enthusiastically back their team.

Not this time.

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