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The UEFA futbol qualifiers aren’t flashy. The teams competing don’t have the followings of England, Portugal or France — but that doesn’t matter. What these games lack in traditional star-power, they make up in stakes. Every game is the difference between being sent home or becoming a hometown hero.

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Agency: Preacher

AD: Kymberli Fraser

Designer: Thomas Sullivan