The enthusiasm which followed the handshake between the two leaders, however, has not changed the fact that the tone of both leaders' speeches did little to add to any spirit of rapprochement.

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Both Stimac and Mihajlovic called for calm ahead of the contest and will be expected to set a dignified tone on Friday, but the two coaches did not always see eye-to-eye during their playing careers.

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Not too surprising, you might think, given the remarkably contrasting tone of the economic news out of the two countries in recent decades.

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