England supporters celebrate during a screening of the World Cup soccer match between England and Croatia at The Clock pub in Hebburn, England, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
Locals watch the World Cup soccer match between England and Croatia projected on the barn wall, in Kumrovec, northern Croatia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Fans celebrate after England's Harry Kane scored a goal as they watch a live broadcast of the World Cup Group L soccer match between England and Croatia at Ye Olde King's Head pub in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Fans celebrate Argentina's second goal as they watch the World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Algeria in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A Bangladeshi soccer fan wearing an Argentina jersey and holding a replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy in support of the team competing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup during a rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)
A Senegalese fan reacts as he watches a broadcast of the World Cup Group I soccer match between Senegal and France in Dakar, Senegal, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Iraqi soccer fans react after Iraq scored as they watch the World Cup match between Iraq and Norway on a large screen in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, early Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
French fans react as they watch a broadcast of the World Cup Group I soccer match between France and Senegal, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Fans celebrate after Egypt scored the first goal as they watch a broadcast of the World Cup soccer match between Egypt and Belgium at a coffee shop in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 15, 2026. Background graffiti shows Egyptian soccer star, Mohamed Salah. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
A fan reacts as he watches a broadcast of the World Cup Group H soccer match between Cape Verde and Spain at a viewing center in Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Queila Fernandes)
New Zealand supporters react as they watch the World Cup soccer match between New Zealand and Iran, in a bar in Wellington, New Zealand, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)
A crowd, some waving Egyptian flags, watches the Egypt-Belgium World Cup match on a giant screen in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
People gather to watch live in a giant screen the World Cup Group D soccer match between Australia and Turkey, at the historic Yedikule fortress in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Fans watch the World Cup soccer match between Germany and Curacao, in the inner courtyard of the Kulturbrauerei in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Fans celebrate a goal scored by Brazil against Morocco during a World Cup watch party at a housing occupation run by the Homeless Workers Movement, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)
Haitian fans watch the match between Scotland and Haiti from up in a tree during a World Cup viewing party in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Paraguay fans watch the World Cup Group D soccer match between the United States and Paraguay in Asuncion, Paraguay Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Chase Speed, center, celebrates at watch party, Friday, June 12, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia, after Canada scored a goal in the World Cup Group B soccer match between Canada and Bosnia. (AP Photo/Kaleb Tatum)
People watch the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 between Mexico and South Africa, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Khaled)
Fans celebrate a goal by Mexico while watching a live broadcast of the World Cup soccer match between Mexico and South Africa at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A family watches a world cup opening soccer match, in Vereeniging, South Africa, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
A Mexico fan is tossed into the air in celebration at a fan festival while waiting to watch a broadcast of the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Sydney Shankman)
Fans react as they watch a broadcast of the World Cup soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
A group of fans use a Mexican flag for shade as they watch the opening World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa on beachfront big screens, in Miami Beach, Fla., Thursday, June 11, 2026. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Soccer fans celebrate during the opening of the Damascus World Cup Festival, a public fan zone featuring giant screens for World Cup match broadcasts, at the Damascus Fairgrounds in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
Mexico fans watch a public viewing of the opening match of the World Cup soccer tournament between Mexico and South Africa in San Francisco, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Fans gather to watch the first match of the World Cup between Mexico and South Africa at a coffee shop in Aden, Yemen, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
South Korean soccer fans react as they watch a live broadcasting of the Group A World Cup soccer match between South Korea and Czechia in Mexico, at a public viewing venue in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Fans watch the first match of the World Cup between Mexico and South Africa on the National Mall, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
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Around the world, soccer fans are gathering in homes, stadium plazas, and public viewing venues to watch the World Cup and share in the excitement of the tournament.
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