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Brazilian fans celebrate Lucas Paqueta's goal in the Copacabana fan zone, in Rio de Janeiro, during the round of 16 match against South Korea at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. IMAGES
South Africa fans go wild in Cape Town after the final whistle of the Rugby World Cup as the Springboks clinch victory over the All Blacks. Hundreds of people had gathered in the Bree Street fan park to watch the epic final. IMAGES
The Springboks bid farewell to their fans at a ceremony in Johannesburg as they depart South Africa en route to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France via the United Kingdom. The defending champions are scheduled to play warm-up matches against Wales in Cardiff on August 19 and New Zealand in London on August 25 before their opening match of the tournament against Scotland in Marseille on September 10. IMAGES
Supporters of the Morrocan national football team gather in the streets of Brussels to celebrate their progression into the 2022 World Cup knockout phases, the first time this has happened since 1986. Morocco secured an unexpected victory against Belgium - now eliminated from the competition - last Sunday, before topping Group F with a win over Canada on Thursday. IMAGES
"We believe that it is very important and deserving that the world recognises that South America has contributed and continues to contribute to world football," says CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez in an event at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario as Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile launch a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup, 100 years on from the first tournament which was played in Uruguay. SOUNDBITE
Thousands of South Africans welcome Springboks players at O.R. Tambo airport near Johannesburg as the Rugby World Cup champions return home. IMAGES