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Miguel Almiron of Paraguay reacts after receiving a red card for covering his mouth while talking to another player during the FIFA World Cup.
Caption:Miguel Almiron of Paraguay reacts after receiving a red card for covering his mouth while talking to another player during the FIFA World Cup.Photo credit:STU FORSTER / AFP
Matias Galarza (No 23) celebrates with teammates after he scored the fastest goal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup so far, after 64 seconds, for Paraguay against Turkey in a Group D match in San Francisco. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Tunisia’s players take part in the hydratation break during the 2026 World Cup Group F football match between Sweden and Tunisia at the Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe on June 14, 2026.  (Photo by Julio Cesar AGUILAR / AFP)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 16:  Kylian Mbappe’ of France celebrates his goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match between France and Senegal at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 16, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Image Photo Agency/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE 21: Mohanad Lashin #17 of Egypt is challenged by Jesse Randall #21 of New Zealand during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G match between New Zealand and Egypt at BC Place Vancouver on June 21, 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
The three players with Pacific Islands heritage playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup from L-R: Max Crocombe, Michael Boxall and Marko Stamenic.(Facebook: NZ All Whites)
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JUNE 16: Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Argentina and Algeria at Kansas City Stadium on June 16, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images)
Moana Pasifika’s Abraham Pole celebrates his 50th game, 2026.
Austin Franklin (right) and Kevin Akoto watch a 2026 World Cup match between Portugal and Uzbekistan from their transparent cube in Times Square in New York, on June 23, 2026. The pair being paid $50,000 by FOX, one of the tournament’s broadcasters, were selected from a field of thousands of eager fans after submitting video applications, to watch every one of the 104 games of the World Cup. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)
Moana Pazifika players react after winning the Super Rugby Pacific Round 16 match between the ACT Brumbies and Moana Pasifika at GIO Stadium in Canberra, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch/ Photosport)
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