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England's team celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Tunisia during the Group G match in the Volgograd Arena in Volgograd, Russia, Monday, June 18, 2018.
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The best photos of the 2018 World Cup

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England’s team celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Tunisia during the Group G match in the Volgograd Arena in Volgograd, Russia, Monday, June 18, 2018.

  (Sergei Grits / AP)

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Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo leaps up for a header during the Group B match between Portugal and Morocco at the 2018 World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.

  (Francisco Seco / AP)

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Iran’s Sardar Azmoun lies on the pitch after the end of the Group B match between Iran and Spain at the 2018 World Cup in the Kazan Arena in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Spain won the game 1-0.

  (Sergei Grits / AP)

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Argentina’s Eduardo Salvio heads the ball during the Group D match between Argentina and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, Thursday, June 21, 2018.

  (Petr David Josek / AP)

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France’s Paul Pogbais tackled by Peru’s Pedro Aquino during the Group C match between France and Peru at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Yekaterinburg Arena in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Thursday, June 21, 2018.

  (Vadim Ghirda / AP)

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Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Group B match between Portugal and Morocco at the 2018 World Cup in Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.

  (Victor Caivano / AP)

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People walk around the stadium Monday before the match between Tunisia and England at the 2018 World Cup in the Volgograd Arena in Volgograd, Russia.

  (Rebecca Blackwell / Associated Press)

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Aleksandr Golovin of Russia scores his team’s fifth goal past Abdullah Al Muaiouf of Saudi Arabia during a match Thursday in the 2018 World Cup at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

  (Catherine Ivill / Getty Images)

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Artists perform in the opening ceremony at Luzhniki Stadium on Thursday before the start of the 2018 World Cup in Moscow.

  (Shaun Botterill / Getty Images)

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Fans celebrate the opening goal scored by Iury Gazinsky of Russia against Saudi Arabia on Thursday during the 2018 World Cup at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

  (Clive Rose / Getty Images)

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A fan celebrates Russia’s victory over Saudi Arabia at the 2018 World Cup in Moscow.

  (Hector Vivas / Getty Images)

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Mexico’s Miguel Layun controls the ball during a match between Germany and Mexico at the 2018 World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Sunday. Mexico won 1-0.

  (Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press)

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People play soccer at the Red Square during the 2018 World Cup in Moscow on Tuesday.

  (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

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The moon rises behind a Lenin statue in Podolsk near Moscow on Sunday.

  (Michael Probst / Associated Press)

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Switzerland’s Breel Embolo, left, and Brazil’s Fernandinho fall during a match between Brazil and Switzerland at the 2018 World Cup in the Rostov Arena in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on Sunday.

  (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

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Sweden’s Sebastian Larsson, left, wins a header during a match between Sweden and South Korea at the 2018 World Cup in the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, on Monday.

  (Pavel Golovkin / Associated Press)

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Panama’s Anibal Godoy watches the ball during the group G match between Belgium and Panama at the 2018 World Cup in the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Monday.

  (Matthias Schrader / Associated Press)

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South Korea’s Kim Min-woo sits on the pitch at the end of the group F match between Sweden and South Korea at the 2018 World Cup in the Nizhny Novgorod stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, on Monday. Sweden won 1-0.

  (Petr David Josek / Associated Press)

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Belgium’s Axel Witsel, left, and Panama’s Armando Cooper fight for the ball during the group G match between Belgium and Panama at the 2018 World Cup in the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Monday.

  (Matthias Schrader / Associated Press)

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South Korean soccer fans react as they watch a live broadcasting of the 2018 World Cup match between South Korea and Sweden at a venue in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday.

  (Ahn Young-joon / Associated Press)

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Poland’s Thiago Cionek, left, and Senegal’s Alfred Ndiaye go for a header during a match between Poland and Senegal at the 2018 World Cup in the Spartak Stadium in Moscow on Tuesday.

  (Darko Vojinovic / Associated Press)

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Russia’s Yuri Gazinsky, right, challenges for the ball with Egypt’s Amr Warda during a match between Russia and Egypt at the 2018 World Cup in the St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday.

  (Gregorio Borgia / Associated Press)

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Jose Luis Rodriguez and Eric Davis of Panama clash with Dries Mertens of Belgium during the 2018 World Cup match between Belgium and Panama at Fisht Olympic Stadium on Monday in Sochi, Russia.

  (Alex Livesey / Getty Images)

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Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas fails to stop Serbia’s Aleksandar Kolarov from scoring the opening goal during the match between Costa Rica and Serbia at the 2018 World Cup in the Samara Arena in Samara, Russia, on Sunday.

  (Natacha Pisarenko / Associated Press)

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Hirving Lozano of Mexico celebrates by sliding on his knees after scoring his team’s first goal during the 2018 World Cup match between Germany and Mexico at Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday in Moscow.

  (Matthias Hangst / Getty Images)

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