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Football fever grips the globe ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026

Salu Paul, a fan of the Brazilian soccer team, poses with his family in front of their house, painted in Brazilian national colours in Kerala, India on June 10, 2026. (REUTERS)

An Iraqi boy plays street football in Sadr City, east of Baghdad, Iraq on May 22, 2026. (AFP)

A man sits at a picnic table next to big Panini stickers depicting Mexico's forward Raul Jimenez in Monterrey, Mexico on June 9, 2026. (AFP)

Merchandise of football teams that will participate in the FIFA World Cup 2026 in a shop in Yiwu in eastern China's Zhejiang province. (AFP)

A shopkeeper waits for customers at his shop selling football jerseys in Khan el-Khalily Bazar in Cairo, Egypt on June 9, 2026. (AFP)

Brazilian football fans shop at the popular Saara market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 9, 2026. (AFP)

Street vendors display souvenirs shaped like the FIFA World Cup trophy on a street in Mexico City, Mexico on June 8, 2026. (AFP)

Businesses prepare for the World Cup by displaying flags, soccer jerseys, and banners on June 09, 2026, in the Queens borough of New York City, USA. (AFP)

Source: AFP, REUTERS

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