PHOTOS Fans prove just as passionate as players at 2026 World Cup

Fans of Argentina take part in a prematch rally in support of the Argentina national soccer team in Times Square, Monday, June 15. AP-Yonhap

Fans of Iran cheer before the start of a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group G soccer match between Iran and New Zealand, Monday, June 15. AP-Yonhap

Fans of Belgium await the start of a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group G soccer match between Belgium and Egypt, Monday, June 15. AP-Yonhap

Ecuador fans react as they watch a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group E soccer match between Ivory Coast and Ecuador in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 14. Reuters-Yonhap

Fans react ahead of a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, Mexico, Sunday, June 14. AP-Yonhap

Supporters of the Netherlands arrive before a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan at Dallas Stadium in Texas, Sunday, June 14. AFP-Yonhap

Fans of the Netherlands cheer prior to a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday, June 14. AP-Yonhap

Fans gather outside Dallas Stadium before a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, June 14. Reuters-Yonhap

Curacao fans in the stands wait for the start of a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14. AP-Yonhap

Swedish fans celebrate after a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, Mexico, Sunday, June 14. AP-Yonhap

A Brazil fan holds a replica FIFA World Cup trophy while walking across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, Sunday, June 14. Reuters-Yonhap

Fans of the Brazilian soccer team gather during an event ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Kurumassery village in Kerala, India, Thursday, June 11. Reuters-Yonhap

Uruguay fans dance with a national flag as they gather ahead of a 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer match against Saudi Arabia at Tropical Park in Miami, Sunday, June 14. Reuters-Yonhap

Germany fans cheer from the stands during a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao at Houston Stadium in Houston, Sunday, June 14. Reuters-Yonhap

Fans watch a 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer match between Germany and Curacao in the inner courtyard of the Kulturbrauerei in Berlin, Sunday, June 14. AP-Yonhap

Japan fans cheer from the stands during a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, June 14. Reuters-Yonhap

Supporters of the Netherlands march toward the stadium with an orange bus ahead of a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group F soccer match between the Netherlands and Japan in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, June 14. Reuters-Yonhap

A fan dons a wrestling mask ahead of a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, Mexico, Sunday, June 14. AP-Yonhap

Haiti fans react while watching a 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer match between Haiti and Scotland in Petion-ville, Haiti, Saturday, June 13. AFP-Yonhap

DR Congo fans gather in the lobby of the Omni Houston Hotel ahead of the team's arrival for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston, Thursday, June 11. Reuters-Yonhap

Turkey fans show their support before a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group D soccer match between Turkey and Australia in Vancouver, Saturday, June 13. AP-Yonhap

Mexico fans celebrate a goal scored by Julian Quinones as they watch a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa during the FIFA Fan Festival at the LA Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, Thursday, June 11. AFP-Yonhap

Fans cheer during a watch party for the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Miami Beach, Florida, Thursday, June 11. AFP-Yonhap

Korean fan Kim Beom-yong poses with Mexican fans in downtown Guadalajara, Mexico, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Wednesday, June 10. Reuters-Yonhap

Mexico fans wear traditional clothing outside Estadio Azteca before a 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11. Reuters-Yonhap