World Cup Kids

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Monday, June 23, 2014
Children huddle in front of the 2014 soccer World Cup logo in Fortaleza, Brazil
Young fans of the Mexican national soccer team celebrate by the Independence Monument after their team tied with Brazil in their 2014 World Cup soccer match, in Mexico City
Children cheer for Croatia as they watch the world cup match between Croatia and Brazil at the Croatia Cleveland Soccer Club
Syrian refugee children play soccer as others watch at the Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq near the Syrian border in Jordan
Pakistani children play soccer during celebrations for the World Cup in Karachi's slums
Children play football at their school in Soweto, South Africa
Children watch the World Cup opening match between Brazil and Croatia in an alley at the Mangueira slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Children in Brazilian colors watch the group F World Cup soccer match between Iran and Nigeria at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil
Children play soccer barefoot in front their homes in Tibau do Sul, near Natal, Brazil
Children play barefoot soccer in a muddy field in Natal, Brazil
Children play soccer in front their homes in Tibau do Sul, near Natal, Brazil
Children play soccer on a street decorated with World Cup related murals in Mangaratiba, Brazil
Kids play soccer at the Cantagalo slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Children play soccer next to mounted police outside the Independencia Stadium
Children play soccer prior to the group G World Cup soccer match between the United States and Portugal at the Arena da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil
Children kick around a soccer ball outside the Independencia Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Children hold hands as they leave the pitch after the game opening ceremony they took part in at the beginning of the group H World Cup match between South Korea and Algeria
UNICEF ambassador Sergio Ramos, of Spain's national soccer team, poses for a picture with children during a promotional event for the children's charity
Members of the Italian national soccer team meet children prior a training session in Natal, Brazil
Italy's players, from left, Gianluigi Buffon, Mario Balotelli, and Daniele De Rossi pose for photos with children prior to training in Mangaratiba, Brazil
Flavio Aquino, of San Diego, holds up a sticker book with portraits of the U.S. men's soccer team players as children gather around outside the Sao Paulo FC training center
Hazel Petite shows a 2014 World Cup album edition at a meeting of collectors in Caracas, Venezuela
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World Cup KidsChildren huddle in front of the 2014 soccer World Cup logo in Fortaleza, Brazil
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The World Cup craze isn't just for grownups. Find out how kids in Brazil and around the world are celebrating football.

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