World Cup: The best photos from June 25
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World Cup: The best photos from June 25

Updated 1947 GMT (0347 HKT) June 26, 2014
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Ecuador's Cristhian Noboa, left, challenges France's Paul Pogba during a World Cup match in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, June 25. The game ended 0-0. FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images
Ecuador's Enner Valencia, left, and France's Mamadou Sakho vie for the ball. WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images
France's Paul Pogba controls the ball during the game. FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images
France's Moussa Sissoko, left, kicks the ball. FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images
France's Olivier Giroud, center misses a goal attempt against Ecuador. FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images
Admir Mehmedi of Switzerland is tackled by Brayan Beckeles of Honduras on June 25 in Manaus, Brazil. Switzerland won 3-0. Jeff Mitchell/FIFA/Getty Images
Honduras' Juan Carlos Garcia, third from left, challenges Switzerland's Admir Mehmedi. ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images
Switzerland's goalkeeper Diego Benaglio, left, challenges Switzerland's Goekhan Inler. RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP/Getty Images
Honduras' goalkeeper Noel Valladares, front, reacts as Switzerland celebrates its third goal. LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images
France's Morgan Schneiderlin, right, is challenged by Ecuador's Antonio Valencia. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images
Blaise Matuidi of France controls the ball against Juan Carlos Paredes of Ecuador. Francois Xavier Marit//Getty Images
Ecuador forward Enner Valencia, left, and France defender Mamadou Sakho compete for the ball. FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images
Xherdan Shaqiri, right, of Switzerland celebrates scoring his team's second goal against Honduras with teammate Josip Drmic. Clive Mason/FIFA/Getty Images
Paredes of Ecuador reacts during the match against France. Shaun Botterill/FIFA/Getty Images
Honduras midfielder Roger Espinoza, back, jumps to head the ball with Switzerland midfielder Valon Behrami, left, and defender Stephan Lichtsteiner. JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images
Honduras forward Jerry Bengtson, right, challenges Switzerland's goalkeeper Diego Benaglio. RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP/Getty Images
Switzerland midfielder Shaqiri, left, celebrates with midfielder and captain Goekhan Inler after a score. RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP/Getty Images
Honduras midfielder Jorge Claros, right, challenges Switzerland midfielder Goekhan Inler. LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images
Admir Mehmedi of Switzerland is tackled by Brayan Beckeles of Honduras. Jeff Mitchell/FIFA/Getty Images
Switzerland forward Josip Drmic, top, vies with Honduras midfielder Wilson Palacios. ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images
Wives and girlfriends of the French squad take a selfie. Ian MacNicol/Getty Images
Ecuador's fans cheer before the match against France. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images
Swiss fans cheer for their team before the start of the match between Honduras and Switzerland at the Amazonia Arena. ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images
Honduras fans enjoy themselves before the match against Switzerland. Clive Mason/FIFA/Getty Images
Argentina's defender Ezequiel Garay, left, and Nigeria's forward Peter Odemwingie, center, jump to head the ball, during a match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre. JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images
Juwon Oshaniwa of Nigeria and Ricardo Alvarez of Argentina lie on the field after a collision. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
Nigeria's forward Ahmed Musa celebrates scoring his second goal. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
Argentina's forward Lionel Messi, right, and Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama smile during the game. PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images
Bosnia-Herzegovina's defender Toni Sunjic, left, in action during a match against Iran at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil. JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images
Marcos Rojo of Argentina, center, celebrates scoring his team's third goal with Ezequiel Garay, left and Ezequiel Lavezzi. Jeff Gross/Getty Images
Reza Ghoochannejhad of Iran celebrates scoring his team's first goal. Jamie McDonald/Getty Images
Miralem Pjanic of Bosnia-Herzegovina scores his team's second goal. Alex Livesey/FIFA/Getty Images
Nigeria's forward Ahmed Musa scores his second goal past Argentina's defender Federico Fernandez, left, and Argentina's defender Marcos Rojo. ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images
Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama jumps to block the ball. PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images
Nigeria's forward Ahmed Musa is mobbed by teammates as he celebrates scoring. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
Nigeria's forward Emmanuel Emenike and Argentina's midfielder Javier Mascherano gestures from the field. PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images
Argentina's forward Lionel Messi shoots to score his second goal. PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images
Goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi of Iran dives in vain after Emir Spahic of Bosnia-Herzegovina shoots and scores his team's first goal. Michael Steele/Getty Images
Edin Dzeko of Bosnia-Herzegovina shoots and scores his team's first goal. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images
Ahmed Musa of Nigeria celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammates during a match between Nigeria and Argentina at Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Jeff Gross/Getty Images
Javier Mascherano of Argentina falls to the ground wincing. Ryan Pierse/FIFA/Getty Images
Argentina defender Marcos Rojo, right, challenges Nigeria forward Peter Odemwingie for the ball. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel falls during a match between Nigeria and Argentina. PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images
Ogenyi Onazi of Nigeria challenges Angel di Maria of Argentina. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
Ahmed Musa, far left, of Nigeria scores his team's first goal. Ryan Pierse/FIFA/Getty Images
Lionel Messi, left, of Argentina celebrates scoring his team's first goal with his teammates Angel di Maria, center, and Marcos Rojo, right, during the match between Nigeria and Argentina. Alex Grimm/FIFA/Getty Images
Bosnia-Herzegovina soccer fans wait for the start of the match against Iran. Ibrahim Yakut/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
An Iran fan cheers. Jamie McDonald/Getty Images
Fans of Nigeria arrive prior to the match between Nigeria and Argentina. Vinicius Costa/Getty Images
A fan holds an image of Argentina forward Lionel Messi and the legendary Diego Maradona depicted as religious icons. See the best World Cup photos from June 24. PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images