Best photography from around the world, May 19

People take part in a football match held at the Tavares Bastos slum in Rio de Janeiro. The World Cup will be held in 12 cities in Brazil from June 12 till July 13. Pilar Olivares / Reuters

A girl blows soap bubbles during a soap bubble festival Dreamflash in Mosco. Alexander Utkin / AFP

Boy Scouts prepare to march with soldiers, veterans and various other military aligned groups in the 369th Infantry Regiment Parade in Harlem on May 18, 2014 in New York City. Spencer Platt / Getty

Participants in a traditional wooden boat, or dhow, compete during the Al Gaffal race, a long-distance dhow sailing race, in Dubai. Reuters

Football fans burn torches on a bridge in Kiev, Ukraine. About two thousand football fans of six Ukrainian clubs burn flares for support of Single Ukraine at a bridge across Dnieper River. Iron Moroz / EPA

Serena Williams (R) of the US poses for a selfie with a supporter as she signs on a ball, after winning the women’s singles final match against Sara Errani of Italy, at the Rome Masters tennis tournament. Giampiero Sposito / Reuters

People standing near damaged houses after flooding in Krupanj, 150km south-east of Belgrade, Serbia. Dragan Karadarevic / EPA

Students attend class at a school run by Aid Afghanistan for Education (AAE) in Kabul. Foreign donors worried about deteriorating security are leaving as Western forces wind down operations, leaving aid-dependent Kabul to manage its threadbare finances on its own. Omar Sobhani / Reuters

Al Ahli fans are pictured before the start of the Presidents Cup Final match between Al Ain and Al Ahli at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Francois Nel / Getty

The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world.