Here's what life looks like during a World Cup in 20 photos
Visitors to the World Cup have experienced the beauty and geographic diversity of Russia amid warm temperatures and nearly endless daylight. Associated Press photographers captured these images of daily life in the vast country as the soccer tournament moved into its last stages.
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FILE - In this Sunday, July 8, 2018 file photo newlyweds pose on a zebra crossing for wedding photographers during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Samara, Russia. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, June 3, 2018 file photo a man walks with his dog as people spend a sunny day on a riverfront beach, during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Samara, Russia. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)
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FILE - In this Sunday, July 8, 2018 file photo a tourist takes a photograph of a real Vostok rocket outside the Space Museum during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Samara, Russia. The southeastern city of Russia is known for the production of aerospace launch vehicles, satellites and various space services. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, July 3, 2018 file photo women sit at the grounds of an orthodox chapel during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, July 5, 2018 file photo a soccer fan poses for pictures during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Kazan, Russia. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, July 4, 2018 file photo a girl walks up the stairs during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, July 4, 2018 file photo a woman sun bathes by the Volga river during the 2018 soccer World Cup the in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, July 3, 2018 file photo a woman jumps as she poses for a photograph at the Red Square during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
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FILE - In this Sunday, July 8, 2018 file photo a woman dressed in a historic costume watches her smartphone in front of the Winter Palace during the 2018 soccer World Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, July 5, 2018 file photo city residents participate in an outdoor workout class in Gorky Park during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
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FILE - In this Sunday, July 8, 2018 file photo a man and a child stand next to oversize Russian Matryoshka dolls placed in a public park in Samara, Russia. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, July 5, 2018 file photo girls roll down the grass in a park in front of the Nizhny Novgorod stadium during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, July 5, 2018 file photo a newlywed couple pose during a photograph session under the Krymsky Bridge in Moscow, Russia during the 2018 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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FILE - In this Sunday, July 8, 2018 file photo Men play soccer on the Black sea waterfront in Sochi, Russia during the 2018 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
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FILE - In this Saturday, July 7, 2018 file photo a woman walks out a market during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Russia Soccer WCup Daily Life Weekly Photo Gallery
FILE - In this Friday, July 6, 2018 file photo a woman lights a candle in the Annunciation Cathedral at the 2018 soccer World Cup in Kazan, Russia. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
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FILE - In this Sunday, July 8, 2018 file photo residents and a street artist sit in a window shop during the 2018 soccer World Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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FILE - In this Thursday, July 5, 2018 file photo women relax along the Moskva riverfront in Gorky Park as night falls, during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
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FILE - In this Sunday, July 8, 2018 file photo a boy wearing an inflatable ring walks into the waters of the Black sea during the 2018 soccer World Cup, with the Fisht Olympic Stadium in the background, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
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FILE - In this Sunday, July 8, 2018 file photo a boy pushes a stroller past a Lenin statue at an amusement park during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
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