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Lionel Messi carries the World Cup trophy off the airplane as the Argentinian national football team arrives back in Argentina. The team won the final in Qatar 4-2 on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 draw over 120 minutes of unparallelled drama. IMAGES
The Torch Doha next to Khalifa International Stadium, which hosts the last-16 World Cup match between the Netherlands and the United States, displays an image of Pele as the Brazilian football legend, in fragile health in recent years, was hospitalized Tuesday in Sao Paulo. IMAGES
The countdown clock that launches the beginning of the 2022 FIFA World Cup strikes 0, on the Doha Corniche in Qatar. IMAGES
Timelapse of the World Cup countdown clock during sunrise on the day the torunament kicks off with the hosts Qatar facing Ecuador. IMAGES
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says that World Cup fans can survive for three hours a day without beer after sales were banned around stadiums. SOUNDBITE
Moroccan football fans dance and sing on Doha's Corniche as excitement builds ahead of the opening match of the World Cup. Morocco will play 2018 runners-up Croatia Belgium and Canada as they look to progress beyond the group phase for the first time since 1986. IMAGES