Photos: The Passion of World Cup Fans

A fan of Team Brazil cheers, wearing a costume adorned with stuffed Brazilian animals, toy soccer balls, and Brazil flags

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A fan cheers before a press conference announcing Brazil’s 26-player squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 18, 2026.

An aerial view of football fans gathered in an ancient outdoor amphitheater in Turkey, where they watch a game on a big screen

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An aerial view of football fans gathered to watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup Group D match between Australia and Turkey on a giant screen in the 2,000-year-old historic Antiphellos theater, in the Kas district of Antalya, Turkey, on June 14, 2026. The actual match took place at the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.

Fans of Team Japan, wearing bowling-pin costumes, cheer in a stadium.

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In Arlington, Texas, Japan fans cheer in the stands during the Group F match between Netherlands and Japan at Dallas Stadium on June 14, 2026.

Fans of Team Argentina cheer while one one wears a llama costume and holds onto another fan's shoulders.

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In Kansas City, Missouri, fans of Argentina, one of whom wears a llama costume, cheer outside Kansas City Stadium before the Group J match between Argentina and Algeria on June 16, 2026.

A figurine of the baby Jesus in a cathedral is dressed in a jersey of the Mexican national team.

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A figurine of the baby Jesus is dressed in a jersey of the Mexican national team and arranged at the Metropolitan Cathedral, where fans visit and pray for their team to advance in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 16, 2026.

Fans of Team USA celebrate in a stadium after their team’s first goal.

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In Los Angeles, fans of Team USA celebrate after their team’s first goal during the Group D match against Paraguay, at Los Angeles Stadium, on June 12, 2026.

An elevated view of fans entering a large sports stadium in Seattle.

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Fans arrive for the FIFA World Cup match between Belgium and Egypt at Seattle Stadium on June 15, 2026.

An elevated view of a big crowd of cheering sports fans, most of them wearing green jerseys

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In Los Angeles, Mexico fans at a watch party at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum celebrate a goal scored by Julián Quiñones during the match between Mexico and South Africa on opening day of the tournament, on June 11, 2026.

Team Mexico fans cheer during a soccer match.

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In Mexico City, Mexico, fans cheer for their team during a match against South Africa in Estadio Azteca on June 11, 2026.

An elevated view of a large crowd of soccer fans, almost all wearing orange, gathered around a double-decker bus

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In Arlington, Texas, a sea of Netherlands fans gather around the double-decker Dutch Orange Bus as they prepare to leave from Choctaw Stadium and make their way to the match against Team Japan at Dallas Stadium on June 14, 2026.

A Team Canada fan, wrapped in a Canadian flag, stands above a stadium with the Toronto skyline in the background.

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A Canada fan arrives ahead of the World Cup 2026 Group B match between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina at Toronto Stadium on June 12, 2026, in Toronto, Ontario.

A soccer fan wears a heart-shaped South Korean flag sticker on their cheek.

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In Zapopan, Mexico, a fan of Team South Korea poses before the Group A match between South Korea and the Czech Republic at the Guadalajara Stadium on June 11, 2026.

Scotland fans wearing kilts and playing the bagpipes march down a tree-line street toward Boston's Fenway Park.

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Scotland’s Tartan Army marches to Boston’s Fenway Park for a Scottish celebration at a Red Sox game, a day after Team Scotland defeated Haiti in a Group C World Cup match at Boston Stadium, on June 14, 2026.

Team Brazil fans react during a watch party.

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Brazil fans react in front of a video screen on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, as they watch their team play against on Morocco at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 13, 2026.

A crowd of soccer fans react during a watch party, many with hands on their heads.

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Bangladeshi fans of Team Argentina watch the Group J match between Argentina and Algeria on a giant screen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 17, 2026.

A soccer fan, their entire head, face, and beard covered in blue makeup

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A fan of Team Curaçao, seen inside Houston Stadium before a match against Team Germany, on June 14, 2026

A soccer fan wears a huge sculpted foam head of Lionel Messi as a hat.

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Fans of Argentina celebrate after the World Cup match between Argentina and Algeria on June 16, 2026, in Kansas City.

Football fans watch a match on a screen inside a church.

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Football fans watch the World Cup Group E match between Germany and Curaçao in a church in Bad Cannstatt in Stuttgart, Germany on June 14, 2026.

Fans of Team Iran, with the colors of Iran's flag painted on their faces, smile for the camera.

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Fans of Team Iran smile for a photo before the World Cup Group G soccer match against New Zealand in Inglewood, California, on June 15, 2026.

Team USA fans cheer and celebrate, throwing water in the air and waving flags.

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In Los Angeles, fans of Team USA watching the match at the FIFA Fan Festival at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum cheer after the U.S. scored its first goal in the World Cup match against Paraguay on June 12, 2026.

A soccer fan with the flag of Uruguay painted on their face cheers before a match.

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In Miami Gardens, Florida, a Team Uruguay fan cheers before the match against Saudi Arabia at Miami Stadium on June 15, 2026.

A fan of Team South Africa wears a costume including a tall hat that reads 'Mama Joy'.

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A fan of Team South Africa cheers for their team during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match agains Mexico at Mexico City Stadium on June 11, 2026.

Fans in a stadium cheer with Argentina’s Lionel Messi as he runs past, celebrating scoring a goal.

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In Kansas City, Missouri, fans cheer with Argentina’s Lionel Messi as he celebrates scoring the team’s first goal against Algeria at Kansas City Stadium on June 16, 2026.