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FILE - Fans celebrate after Mexico's Luis Romo scored during a World Cup soccer match between Mexico and South Korea at the FIFA Fan Zone in Monterrey, Mexico, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)
FILE - Fans celebrate after Mexico's Luis Romo scored during a World Cup soccer match between Mexico and South Korea at the FIFA Fan Zone in Monterrey, Mexico, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)
FILE - A decorated street is seen at dawn as residents prepare to watch the World Cup match between Brazil and Morocco, in Manaus, Brazil, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)
FILE - A decorated street is seen at dawn as residents prepare to watch the World Cup match between Brazil and Morocco, in Manaus, Brazil, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)
FILE - A fan, his face painted with The Uruguayan team's national colors, attends a watch party for the World Cup soccer match against Saudi Arabia, in Montevideo, Uruguay June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)
FILE - A fan, his face painted with The Uruguayan team's national colors, attends a watch party for the World Cup soccer match against Saudi Arabia, in Montevideo, Uruguay June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)
FILE - Fans watch Argentina's Lionel Messi on a giant screen during the World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Algeria in Buenos Aires, June 16, 2026.. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
FILE - Fans watch Argentina's Lionel Messi on a giant screen during the World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Algeria in Buenos Aires, June 16, 2026.. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
FILE - Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella stands before supporters from inside a bulletproof booth during his campaign rally in Buga, Colombia, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga, File)
FILE - Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella stands before supporters from inside a bulletproof booth during his campaign rally in Buga, Colombia, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga, File)
FILE - Children play soccer at the sports and recreational complex Parque Deportivo José Martí, in Havana, Cuba, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
FILE - Children play soccer at the sports and recreational complex Parque Deportivo José Martí, in Havana, Cuba, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
FILE - Supporters of the Together for Peru party presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez march in protest against presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori of the Popular Force party, in Lima, Peru, June 13, 2026, days after the presidential election runoff. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
FILE - Supporters of the Together for Peru party presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez march in protest against presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori of the Popular Force party, in Lima, Peru, June 13, 2026, days after the presidential election runoff. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)
FILE - A duck named Merlin, dressed in a Mexico national soccer team jersey, follows his caretaker Christian Gomez as they cross the street in Mexico City, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
FILE - A duck named Merlin, dressed in a Mexico national soccer team jersey, follows his caretaker Christian Gomez as they cross the street in Mexico City, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
FILE - Girls wave to performers during the World Cup parade in Mexico City, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)
FILE - Girls wave to performers during the World Cup parade in Mexico City, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)
FILE - A man works on a classic American car in Havana, Cuba, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Luis Banos, File)
FILE - A man works on a classic American car in Havana, Cuba, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Luis Banos, File)
FILE - An image of Taty Almeida, one of the founders of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo human rights group, is displayed on a screen during her wake in Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
FILE - An image of Taty Almeida, one of the founders of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo human rights group, is displayed on a screen during her wake in Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
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12:30 AM on Friday, June 19

By The Associated Press

June 12-18, 2026

Mexico became the first country to reach the knockout stage of the World Cup, beating South Korea 1-0. Merlín the duck is celebrated as the team mascot.

Conservative Keiko Fujimori leads progressive Roberto Sánchez as votes are slowly counted from Peru’s presidential runoff election.

A deeply divided electorate is preparing to vote for Colombia’s next president in a tight runoff election between a progressive and a conservative outsider.

This gallery was curated by photo editor Anita Baca based in Mexico City.

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