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About , foreigners arrived in the Ukrainian capital on the eve of the Euro showpiece. Meanwhile, ordinary Ukrainians enjoyed the last day of the three-week soccer festival - and their time in the limelight - having been hospitable hosts despite fears of racism and crime. The public fan zone, which is expected to accommodate up to , people on Sunday night, held a successful rehearsal on Saturday when about , fans attended a joint gig by Elton John and Queen. Reporting by Olzhas Auyezov and Pavel Polityuk; Editing by Ken Ferris.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} Police reported no disturbances. One VIP guest, however, could become a headache for the hosts. Thousands strolled through the fan zone in the city centre, snapping up souvenirs including football shirts with some shops already out of Italy jerseys. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich will also have been cheered by the planned attendance of several foreign leaders, including the prime ministers of Spain and Italy, at the game. The European Union has introduced travel bans and asset freezes against Lukashenko and his officials, accusing them of human rights violations after a crackdown on opposition in the former Soviet republic throughout It was not clear if he was still going to attend the game and to meet Yanukovich or any of his other guests. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}Olzhas Auyezov , Pavel Polityuk 3 分で読む KIEV, July 1 Reuters - Swarming with foreign soccer fans, Kiev prepared on Sunday to host the European championship final between holders Spain and Italy and bring an end to the biggest sports event in Eastern Europe since the Moscow Olympics. Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski, whose nation has co-hosted the soccer championship, and Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili, were also due to attend the match. Spanish fans, though, are set to outnumber the Italians 11, to 5, at the stadium when the game kicks off at Spain can become the first team to win three major tournaments in a row, having lifted the European Championship trophy in and the World Cup in , while four-times world champions Italy are bidding for their second Euro crown. The Belarussian ambassador to Ukraine said this week his president Alexander Lukashenko, a pariah among European leaders, would also visit Kiev to see the final. VIP GUESTS No European leaders attended the previous Euro games staged in Ukraine with a number of politicians choosing to boycott the matches in protest against the jailing of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko last October.