South Korean soccer fans react after Mexico scored the opening goal during the World Cup Group A soccer match between South Korea and Mexico at a public viewing venue in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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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Mexican fans celebrate after beating South Korea during the World Cup Group A soccer match, at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)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)(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)(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)(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)(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)(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)(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)(AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)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)(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)(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)(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)(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)(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)(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)(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)(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)(AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)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)(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)(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)(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)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)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)(AP Photo/Omar Albam)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)(AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
