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55 of the most memorable pics from the 2014 World Cup

We look back on some of the images that defined the past month in Brazil.

Updated at 10.02

1. Lionel Messi takes on the Dutch defence

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2. A youth plays soccer on a street decorated with World Cup-related murals

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3. Performers during the opening ceremony at the Arena Corinthians

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4. A white pigeon sits on a camera lens at the Arena Corinthians

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5. Brazil’s Marcelo, left, tries to clear the ball but scores on his own goal

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6. Wrapped in a Spanish national flag, a soccer fan reacts

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7. Spain’s goalkeeper Iker Casillas rests on his knees in dejection as Netherlands’ Arjen Robben celebrates

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8. Colombia’s players dance in celebration after scoring

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9. Locals in the streets of Manaus ahead of the match against England and Italy

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10. Italy’s Matteo Darmian has his shot blocked by England’s Gary Cahill

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11. England fans can be seen in the stands during the FIFA World Cup, Group D match at the Arena da Amazonia

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12. Referee Ravshan Irmatov sprays a line with vanishing spray foam before a free-kick

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13. Fans from both Switzerland and Ecuador in the stands

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14. Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo stands on the pitch as German players celebrate

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15. A soccer fan of the US team watches a live broadcast of the World Cup match between USA and Ghana

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16. A Mexican fan shows off his costume

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17. Brazil’s Paulinho (8) watches as Mexico’s goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa punches the ball clear of the goal

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18. South Korean soccer fans react after Russian soccer team scored a goal

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19. Australia’s Tim Cahill, left, watches as Netherlands’ Ron Vlaar clears the ball

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20. Spain’s Sergio Busquets, right, holds his head after failing to score past Chile’s goalkeeper Claudio Bravo

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21. A child holds a soccer ball during pick-up game of barefoot soccer, in a muddy field in Natal, Brazil

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22. Ivory Coast’s Wilfried Bony battles for the ball with Colombia’s Cristian Zapata

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23. A young boy shows off Uruguay’s flag on a man’s stomach before the group D World Cup soccer match between Uruguay and England

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24. Uruguay’s Luis Suarez scores his side’s second goal during the group D World Cup soccer match between Uruguay and England

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25. Costa Rican players come off their bench to celebrate

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26. Caricatures of Wayne Rooney, Andres Iniesta, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi seen in a bar in Fortaleza

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27. Iran’s goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi dives but fails to stop a goal by Argentina’s Lionel Messi

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28. Germany’s Miroslav Klose does a somersault after scoring

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29. Nigeria’s Juwon Oshaniwa (right) and Kenneth Omeruo (centre) take on Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Vedad Ibisevic

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30. Algeria’s Rafik Halliche, centre, celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the group H World Cup soccer match between South Korea and Algeria

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31. Members of the South Korean soccer team bow as they leave the pitch

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32. Portugal’s Silvestre Varela heads the ball past United States’ goalkeeper Tim Howard

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33. Netherlands’ Leroy Fer scores his side’s first goal of the game

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34. A young Chilean fan looks out onto the pitch before the group B World Cup soccer match between the Netherlands and Chile

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35. Brazil’s Neymar leaps in the air to celebrate

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36. Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini displays his shoulder after being bitten by Luis Suarez

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37. Colombia’s Jackson Martinez scores

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38. Children play football on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro

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39. Uruguay’s soccer player Luis Suarez holds his daughter as he greets fans from their home’s balcony on the outskirts of Montevideo

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40. Algeria’s goalkeeper Rais M’bolhi makes a diving save

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41. USA line up for their national anthem prior to kick-off

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42. A Brazil fan hugs a replica of the World Cup trophy in the stands

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43. A Brazil soccer fan cries as Germany scores against her team

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44. Germany soccer fans celebrate their team’s 7-1 victory over Brazil

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45. A view of the scoreboard showing Brazil 1 Germany 7 after the FIFA World Cup semi-final

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46. Netherlands’ Arjen Robben goes down under a challenge from Argentina’s Martin Demichelis

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47. Argentina’s goalkeeper Sergio Romero deflects a shot from the penalty spot by Netherlands’ Wesley Sneijder

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48. Argentina’s Pablo Zabaleta (centre) celebrates victory in the penalty shoot-out with team-mates

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49. A fan of Brazil reacts as she watches the Netherlands score a second goal

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50. Christ the Redeemer statue is lit with the Argentina team’s colours

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51. Germany’s Toni Kroos (18) rises above Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) to head the ball

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52. Germany’s goalkeeper Manuel Neuer collides with Argentina’s Gonzalo Higuain

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53. Germany’s Mario Götze kicks to score his side’s only goal in extra-time against Argentina’s goalkeeper Sergio Romero during the World Cup final

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54. Germany’s Philipp Lahm holds up the World Cup trophy as the team celebrates

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55. German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with Argentina’s Lionel Messi

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