World Cup fans - in pictures

  • Forty-eight national football teams are in the US, Canada and Mexico for the opening stages of the Fifa World Cup 2026 and their fans are making a huge splash of colour and character at matches. Here Egypt fans arrive for the Pharaohs' Group G match with Belgium at Seattle Stadium in Seattle, Washington state. AFP
    Forty-eight national football teams are in the US, Canada and Mexico for the opening stages of the Fifa World Cup 2026 and their fans are making a huge splash of colour and character at matches. Here Egypt fans arrive for the Pharaohs' Group G match with Belgium at Seattle Stadium in Seattle, Washington state. AFP
  • Scotland fans, alias the Tartan Army, are back at a World Cup for the first time since France '98 and are celebrating a 1-0 win over Haiti at the Boston Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. PA
    Scotland fans, alias the Tartan Army, are back at a World Cup for the first time since France '98 and are celebrating a 1-0 win over Haiti at the Boston Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. PA
  • A fan of the United States of America celebrates during the Fifa World Cup 2026 Group D match between USA and Paraguay at Los Angeles Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on the opening day of the tournament. AFP
    A fan of the United States of America celebrates during the Fifa World Cup 2026 Group D match between USA and Paraguay at Los Angeles Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on the opening day of the tournament. AFP
  • Saudi Arabia fans inside the ground before the match with Uruguay at the Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Reuters
    Saudi Arabia fans inside the ground before the match with Uruguay at the Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Reuters
  • Tunisia fans in the World Cup spirit for the Group F match between Sweden and Tunisia at the Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon state, northern Mexico. AFP
    Tunisia fans in the World Cup spirit for the Group F match between Sweden and Tunisia at the Monterrey Stadium in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon state, northern Mexico. AFP
  • Some things are worth the effort: A young Iran fan with his national flag at the Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood, California, before the team's 2-2 draw with New Zealand. Reuters
    Some things are worth the effort: A young Iran fan with his national flag at the Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood, California, before the team's 2-2 draw with New Zealand. Reuters
  • Qatar fans celebrate after Boualem Khoukhi scores their first tournament goal in their 1-1 draw with Switzerland at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara, California. Reuters
    Qatar fans celebrate after Boualem Khoukhi scores their first tournament goal in their 1-1 draw with Switzerland at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara, California. Reuters
  • In Florida, a Uruguay fan with his face painted in the colours of his national flag waits for kick-off in the match against Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    In Florida, a Uruguay fan with his face painted in the colours of his national flag waits for kick-off in the match against Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Japan fans cheer from the stands during the Group F game between Netherlands and Japan at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas. AFP
    Japan fans cheer from the stands during the Group F game between Netherlands and Japan at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas. AFP
  • Belgium fans arrive before the Group G match between Belgium and Egypt at Seattle Stadium in Seattle, Washington. AFP
    Belgium fans arrive before the Group G match between Belgium and Egypt at Seattle Stadium in Seattle, Washington. AFP
  • Brazil fans cross the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Reuters
    Brazil fans cross the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Reuters
  • A fan makes an impression while watching the Group G match between Belgium and Egypt during a screening at the Fifa Fan Festival at Zocalo Square in Mexico City. AFP
    A fan makes an impression while watching the Group G match between Belgium and Egypt during a screening at the Fifa Fan Festival at Zocalo Square in Mexico City. AFP
  • At the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, fans Caramelo and Caramelo Junior warm up before the match with South Africa. Reuters
    At the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, fans Caramelo and Caramelo Junior warm up before the match with South Africa. Reuters