The round-of-16 game between Portugal and Spain on Monday at the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys was the last World Cup appearance for Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Later in Seattle, the United States was playing Belgium and all eyes were expected to be on U.S. forward Folarin Balogun. Balogun was red-carded last week but his automatic suspension was lifted after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of the star.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Julio Cortez is a veteran photojournalist with The Associated Press. He is the AP regional chief photographer and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Cortez is working his third World Cup, has been with the AP 16 years and is based in Dallas.
Argentina opened Tuesday’s round of 16 action at the World Cup by defeating Egypt 3-2 in Atlanta. Lionel Messi scored again for the defending champion, which rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the second half. Switzerland then earned the final quarterfinal spot, eliminating Colombia in a penalty shootout after a scoreless draw in Vancouver, British Columbia.
LEH, India (AP) – The Dalai Lama attended celebrations Monday marking his 91st birthday in Leh, India, as devotees gathered for prayers and celebrations across India and Nepal.
Erling Haaland scored two goals to lead Norway past Brazil 2-1 and into the World Cup quarterfinals. The star striker found the net in the 79th minute and again in the 90th in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday to reach seven goals for the tournament, matching Lionel Messi of Argentina and Kylian Mbappé of France atop the scoring list.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began Saturday, with authorities shutting down streets, airspace and daily life in Tehran as mourners commemorate the life of the man who led Iran for decades with an iron fist while confronting the West.
PHILDELPHIA (AP) – Martin Meissner is a staff photographer for The Associated Press. He is based in Germany, near Duesseldorf. Meissner has been with the AP for more than 25 years and is covering his sixth World Cup.
The United States marks the 250th anniversary of its independence with parades, fireworks and patriotic celebrations across the country, as a sweltering heat wave and political divisions shape this year’s historic Fourth of July.
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