A Picture and Its Story: Photographers' Best World Cup Shots

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17 July 2018 09:02 WIB

France's Ousmane Dembele, Presnel Kimpembe and Alphonse Areola celebrate winning the World Cup. Michael Dalder: "Soccer has two major things we have to illustrate: goals and emotions. I think this image is pure emotion." REUTERS/Michael Dalder/File Photo

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France coach Didier Deschamps is held up by players to celebrate winning the World Cup. Christian Hartmann: "Sometimes well-known sayings have to be re-written, so to paraphrase Gary Lineker: 'Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans don't always win.' This time it was France's turn. An emotional moment for the country, for a French photographer covering his first World Cup, but first of all for the team and its head coach. Twenty years ago, Didier Deschamps lifted the trophy after winning in Paris as his team's captain. Now he became the third one to win the World Cup as player and coach after Mario Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo

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President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic consoles Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic as FIFA president Gianni Infantino, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of France Emmanuel Macron look on during the presentation. Kai Pfaffenbach: "Usually a football World Cup is all about the action, goals and emotions on the pitch. This World Cup's final had a lot of that too, but despite the 4-2 result my favourite picture is this. As soon as the victory ceremony started, a heavy downpour began. A helper had an umbrella for Russia President Vladimir Putin quickly on hand, while his counterparts from France and Croatia enjoyed a little shower along with FIFA President Gianni Infantino. EUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

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Croatia's Mario Mandzukic celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates. Carl Recine: "Mario Mandzukic celebrating was a bittersweet moment. Its probably the best celebration picture Ill get from a World Cup, but as the goal knocked England out if the competition Ill always look at this images with a hint of sadness. It was taken on a 16mm lens, the sequence of celebration pictures started on a 70-200mm but as he and the rest of the team got closer and closer, I realised pretty quickly that something a little bit wider would be necessary. REUTERS/Carl Recine/File Photo

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Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov salutes Artem Dzyuba after he scored their third goal. Maxim Shemetov: "In this picture Russian coach Stanislav Cherchesov salutes his player Artyom Dzyuba just after he scored in Russia's opening match against Saudi Arabia at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium. What is great about this moment is that before the start of the World Cup, Russia's national team had not won a match for several months, and the whole country didn't believe they could get very far. Against Saudi Arabia, Dzyuba scored immediately after coming off the bench in the second half. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

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Saudi Arabia's Salem Al-Dawsari celebrates scoring their second goal. Damir Sagolj: "Both teams lost their first two matches in the group stage and were already out of the tournament, so not many expected the match between Egypt and Saudi Arabia to really be a cracker. However, soon after kick off it became obvious that players were actually not demoralized at all, and chances started happening at both ends at the Volgograd Arena. I had my usual corner position that, against all logic and my wishes, didn't produce any excitement nor any serious goal celebrations in any of the matches I covered. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo

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