World Cup Frenzy: Top images from around the world
Jun 25, 2014 21:30 IST
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Germany, Munich: Bella (R) and Verena (L) pose in new traditional Bavarian dirndl dresses of the soccer World Cup collection 2014 designed by local dirndl outfitter Angermaier. The 2014 World Cup dirndl costs about 150 euros. (AFP PHOTO)
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Switzerland, Riddes: Seminarians of the International Seminary of Saint Pius X vie wearing their cassocks for the ball during a football game. After a whole week dedicated to prayer and study, priests and seminarians play during their Sunday afternoon dedicated to sport and relaxation. (AFP PHOTO)
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France, Paris: People play football in front of the Eiffel tower. (AFP PHOTO)
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Al-Fawar: Palestinian youths play football on a street in the refugee camp of Al-Fawar near the West Bank town of Hebron. (AFP PHOTO)
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa: Children play football in the streets of the Kinsuka neighbourhood. (AFP Photo)
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Beit Lahia: Palestinian girls take part in a training session at the Beit Lahia football club as part of an after-school sport program funded by the Palestine Association for Children’s Encouragement of Sports (PACES). (AFP PHOTO)
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Jerusalem: A Palestinian youth plays football in front of the Dome of the Rock on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old city of Jerusalem. (AFP PHOTO)
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Nepal, Bhaktapur: Nepalese children play football in a passageway near the Durbar Square. (AFP PHOTO)
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India, Allahabad: Indian youth practice their football skills at the Allahabad University campus. (AFP PHOTO)
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Mali, Bamako: Malian players of the Cecifoot (blind, partly sighted players) team take part in a training session at the Institut des Jeunes Aveugles (Institute for the Young Blind). (AFP PHOTO)
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Honduras, Tegucigalpa: A young scavenger plays with a football in the municipal incinerator grounds in the outskirts of Tegucigalpa. (AFP PHOTO)
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Syria, Homs: Syrian government forces play football on a deserted street in the old city of Homs after they regained control of rebel-controlled areas. (AFP PHOTO)
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Beit Lahia: A picture showing Palestinian boys playing football in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. (AFP PHOTO)
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Somalia, Mogadishu: A displaced Somali boy in crutches plays with a football in front of makeshift shelters at the Sayyid camp in the Howlwadaag district of Mogadishu. (AFP PHOTO)
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Colombia, Medellín: Jaguars (Panthera onca) play with a football at the Santa Fe zoo in Medellin. (AFP PHOTO)
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Colombia, Barranquilla: Men with different abilities play football in Barranquilla. (AFP PHOTO)
