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World Cup: The best photos from June 25

Updated 3:47 PM EDT, Thu 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.
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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.
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Ecuador's Enner Valencia, left, and France's Mamadou Sakho vie for the ball.
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Ecuador's Enner Valencia, left, and France's Mamadou Sakho vie for the ball.
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France's Paul Pogba controls the ball during the game.
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France's Paul Pogba controls the ball during the game.
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France's Moussa Sissoko, left, kicks the ball.
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France's Moussa Sissoko, left, kicks the ball.
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France's Olivier Giroud, center misses a goal attempt against Ecuador.
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France's Olivier Giroud, center misses a goal attempt against Ecuador.
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Admir Mehmedi of Switzerland is tackled by Brayan Beckeles of Honduras on June 25 in Manaus, Brazil. Switzerland won 3-0.
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Admir Mehmedi of Switzerland is tackled by Brayan Beckeles of Honduras on June 25 in Manaus, Brazil. Switzerland won 3-0.
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Honduras' Juan Carlos Garcia, third from left, challenges Switzerland's Admir Mehmedi.
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Honduras' Juan Carlos Garcia, third from left, challenges Switzerland's Admir Mehmedi.
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Switzerland's goalkeeper Diego Benaglio, left, challenges Switzerland's Goekhan Inler.
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Switzerland's goalkeeper Diego Benaglio, left, challenges Switzerland's Goekhan Inler.
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Honduras' goalkeeper Noel Valladares, front, reacts as Switzerland celebrates its third goal.
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Honduras' goalkeeper Noel Valladares, front, reacts as Switzerland celebrates its third goal.
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France's Morgan Schneiderlin, right, is challenged by Ecuador's Antonio Valencia.
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France's Morgan Schneiderlin, right, is challenged by Ecuador's Antonio Valencia.
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Blaise Matuidi of France controls the ball against Juan Carlos Paredes of Ecuador.
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Blaise Matuidi of France controls the ball against Juan Carlos Paredes of Ecuador.
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Ecuador forward Enner Valencia, left, and France defender Mamadou Sakho compete for the ball.
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Ecuador forward Enner Valencia, left, and France defender Mamadou Sakho compete for the ball.
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Xherdan Shaqiri, right, of Switzerland celebrates scoring his team's second goal against Honduras with teammate Josip Drmic.
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Xherdan Shaqiri, right, of Switzerland celebrates scoring his team's second goal against Honduras with teammate Josip Drmic.
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Paredes of Ecuador reacts during the match against France.
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Paredes of Ecuador reacts during the match against France.
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Honduras midfielder Roger Espinoza, back, jumps to head the ball with Switzerland midfielder Valon Behrami, left, and defender Stephan Lichtsteiner.
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Honduras midfielder Roger Espinoza, back, jumps to head the ball with Switzerland midfielder Valon Behrami, left, and defender Stephan Lichtsteiner.
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Honduras forward Jerry Bengtson, right, challenges Switzerland's goalkeeper Diego Benaglio.
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Honduras forward Jerry Bengtson, right, challenges Switzerland's goalkeeper Diego Benaglio.
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Switzerland midfielder Shaqiri, left, celebrates with midfielder and captain Goekhan Inler after a score.
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Switzerland midfielder Shaqiri, left, celebrates with midfielder and captain Goekhan Inler after a score.
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Honduras midfielder Jorge Claros, right, challenges Switzerland midfielder Goekhan Inler.
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Honduras midfielder Jorge Claros, right, challenges Switzerland midfielder Goekhan Inler.
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Admir Mehmedi of Switzerland is tackled by Brayan Beckeles of Honduras.
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Admir Mehmedi of Switzerland is tackled by Brayan Beckeles of Honduras.
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Switzerland forward Josip Drmic, top, vies with Honduras midfielder Wilson Palacios.
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Switzerland forward Josip Drmic, top, vies with Honduras midfielder Wilson Palacios.
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Wives and girlfriends of the French squad take a selfie.
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Wives and girlfriends of the French squad take a selfie.
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Ecuador's fans cheer before the match against France.
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Ecuador's fans cheer before the match against France.
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Swiss fans cheer for their team before the start of the match between Honduras and Switzerland at the Amazonia Arena.
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Swiss fans cheer for their team before the start of the match between Honduras and Switzerland at the Amazonia Arena.
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Honduras fans enjoy themselves before the match against Switzerland.
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Honduras fans enjoy themselves before the match against Switzerland.
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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.
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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.
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Juwon Oshaniwa of Nigeria and Ricardo Alvarez of Argentina lie on the field after a collision.
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Juwon Oshaniwa of Nigeria and Ricardo Alvarez of Argentina lie on the field after a collision.
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Nigeria's forward Ahmed Musa celebrates scoring his second goal.
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Nigeria's forward Ahmed Musa celebrates scoring his second goal.
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Argentina's forward Lionel Messi, right, and Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama smile during the game.
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Argentina's forward Lionel Messi, right, and Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama smile during the game.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina's defender Toni Sunjic, left, in action during a match against Iran at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina's defender Toni Sunjic, left, in action during a match against Iran at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil.
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Marcos Rojo of Argentina, center, celebrates scoring his team's third goal with Ezequiel Garay, left and Ezequiel Lavezzi.
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Marcos Rojo of Argentina, center, celebrates scoring his team's third goal with Ezequiel Garay, left and Ezequiel Lavezzi.
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Reza Ghoochannejhad of Iran celebrates scoring his team's first goal.
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Reza Ghoochannejhad of Iran celebrates scoring his team's first goal.
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Miralem Pjanic of Bosnia-Herzegovina scores his team's second goal.
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Miralem Pjanic of Bosnia-Herzegovina scores his team's second goal.
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Nigeria's forward Ahmed Musa scores his second goal past Argentina's defender Federico Fernandez, left, and Argentina's defender Marcos Rojo.
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Nigeria's forward Ahmed Musa scores his second goal past Argentina's defender Federico Fernandez, left, and Argentina's defender Marcos Rojo.
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Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama jumps to block the ball.
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Nigeria's goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama jumps to block the ball.
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Nigeria's forward Ahmed Musa is mobbed by teammates as he celebrates scoring.
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Nigeria's forward Ahmed Musa is mobbed by teammates as he celebrates scoring.
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Nigeria's forward Emmanuel Emenike and Argentina's midfielder Javier Mascherano gestures from the field.
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Nigeria's forward Emmanuel Emenike and Argentina's midfielder Javier Mascherano gestures from the field.
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Argentina's forward Lionel Messi shoots to score his second goal.
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Argentina's forward Lionel Messi shoots to score his second goal.
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Goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi of Iran dives in vain after Emir Spahic of Bosnia-Herzegovina shoots and scores his team's first goal.
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Goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi of Iran dives in vain after Emir Spahic of Bosnia-Herzegovina shoots and scores his team's first goal.
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Edin Dzeko of Bosnia-Herzegovina shoots and scores his team's first goal.
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Edin Dzeko of Bosnia-Herzegovina shoots and scores his team's first goal.
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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.
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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.
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Javier Mascherano of Argentina falls to the ground wincing.
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Javier Mascherano of Argentina falls to the ground wincing.
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Argentina defender Marcos Rojo, right, challenges Nigeria forward Peter Odemwingie for the ball.
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Argentina defender Marcos Rojo, right, challenges Nigeria forward Peter Odemwingie for the ball.
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Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel falls during a match between Nigeria and Argentina.
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Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel falls during a match between Nigeria and Argentina.
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Ogenyi Onazi of Nigeria challenges Angel di Maria of Argentina.
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Ogenyi Onazi of Nigeria challenges Angel di Maria of Argentina.
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Ahmed Musa, far left, of Nigeria scores his team's first goal.
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Ahmed Musa, far left, of Nigeria scores his team's first goal.
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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.
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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.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina soccer fans wait for the start of the match against Iran.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina soccer fans wait for the start of the match against Iran.
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An Iran fan cheers.
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An Iran fan cheers.
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Fans of Nigeria arrive prior to the match between Nigeria and Argentina.
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Fans of Nigeria arrive prior to the match between Nigeria and Argentina.
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A fan holds an image of Argentina forward Lionel Messi and the legendary Diego Maradona depicted as religious icons. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F06%2F24%2Ffootball%2Fgallery%2Fworld-cup-0624%2Findex.html">See the best World Cup photos from June 24.</a>
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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.
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