A fan waits for the start of the World Cup Group D soccer match between the United States and Australia in Seattle, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A mexico fan reacts ahead of the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Korea in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
A young Scotland fan reacts ahead of the World Cup Group C soccer match between Scotland and Morocco in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
Mexico fans react during the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Korea in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
US fans during the World Cup Group D soccer match between the United States and Australia in Seattle, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
South Korean fans react ahead of the World Cup Group A soccer match between South Korea and Czechia in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Fans react ahead of the World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Curacao fans on the stands wait for the start of the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
A Colombia supporter reacts ahead of the World Cup Group K soccer match between Uzbekistan and Colombia in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
A fan of Colombia cheers before the World Cup Group K soccer match between Uzbekistan and Colombia in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Fans wearing U.S.-themed clothing cheer before the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) CORRECTION: Removes country of fans
A fan celebrates after Ghana defeated Panama in a World Cup Group L soccer match, in Toronto, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
A Belgium fan cheers during a march to the stadium before the World Cup Group G soccer match between Egypt and Belgium in Seattle, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
An Egypt fan smiles in the stands before the World Cup Group G soccer match between Egypt and Belgium in Seattle, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
A fan of Japan holds his country's flag prior to the World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A Brazil fan poses before watching the World Cup match between Brazil and Morocco at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
A United States fan cheers prior to the World Cup Group D soccer match between the United States and Paraguay in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
A South Africa fan in the stands shoots pictures before the World Cup Group A soccer match between Czechia and South Africa in Atlanta, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
A fan reacts ahead of the World Cup Group G soccer match between Iran and New Zealand in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
A fan of New Zealand performs a haka ahead of the World Cup Group G soccer match between Iran and New Zealand in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
A fan of Uruguay smiles prior to the World Cup Group H soccer match between Saudi Arabia and Uruguay in Miami Gardens, Fla., Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A Canadian fan sits in the stands as he waits for the start of the World Cup Group B soccer match between Canada and Bosnia in Toronto, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
A German fan holds national flag before the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
A fan of Norway cheers prior to a World Cup Group I soccer match between Iraq and Norway in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Fans cheer before the World Cup Group K soccer match between Uzbekistan and Colombia in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Fans react ahead of the World Cup Group E soccer match between Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
A fan of Switzerland holds a replica of a World Cup trophy ahead the World Cup Group B soccer match between Switzerland and Bosnia in Inglewood, Calif, near Los Angeles, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
A fan gathers to watch the World Cup soccer match between Uruguay and Saudi Arabia, in Montevideo, Uruguay Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
A Norway fan dons a viking helmet nd flag waiting for the start of the World Cup Group I soccer match between Iraq and Norway in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)
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World Cup supporters have turned stadiums and fan zones into colorful celebrations of national pride, expressing their passion for the game through creative costumes, facepaint and flags from around the globe.
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