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Rosario (Argentina) (AFP) – Argentina’s World Cup winners Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria arrive in their hometown of Rosario.

Dead Sea (Jordan) (AFP) – During a summit in Jordan, French President Emmanuel Macron congratulates Qatar for hosting the World Cup and his “friend” Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for organising COP27, at the risk of drawing criticism at home.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – The 2022 World Cup-winning Argentina football team arrive home in Buenos Aires, where captain Lionel Messi leads the team holding the still-gleaming Jules Rimet trophy. The players will embark on a tour of the Buenos Aires city centre, with millions expected out in the streets on what is a public holiday.

Rabat (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Moroccans throng the capital to welcome home their national football team, the first Arab or African team ever to reach the semi-final of a World Cup.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Surrounded by ecstatic fans, World Cup winners Argentina begin an open-top bus parade of the capital Buenos Aires following their victory over France.

Abeokuta (Nigeria) (AFP) – Nigerian artist Konboye Ebipade Eugene has become a warrior in the fight against plastic pollution in his city of Abeokuta in Nigeria’s Ogun state, by creating mosaic portraits out of old flip-flops. Only a tiny fraction of waste is recycled in Nigeria, a country of some 210 million consumers. Each year, Nigeria throws 200,000 tonnes of plastic into the Atlantic Ocean, the UN Industrial Development Organisation reported last year.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Tens of thousands of fans gather at the iconic Obelisk monument, where World Cup winners Argentina are expected to make an appearance with their trophy.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentina fans wait for the national team bus on its way to Buenos Aires for a victory parade after their World Cup victory over France.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Tens of thousands of fans gather at the iconic Obelisk monument, where World Cup winners Argentina are due to make an appearance with their trophy.

Beijing (AFP) – Across China, crematoriums are struggling to deal with an influx of bodies, as the country battles a wave of Covid cases that authorities have admitted is “impossible” to track. Some vehicles have been stationed outside this Beijing crematorium for hours, waiting to enter Dongjiao Crematorium.