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Miroslav Klose equalled Ronaldo's (the Brazilian version) World Cup goalscoring record on Day 10 as Germany drew with Ghana, Argentina struggled past a brave Iran and Nigeria ended the qualification hopes of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gallery: World Cup - Day 10

The story of Day 10 in at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil - in pictures

Day 9 of the World Cup saw Italy fall to Costa Rica, France rout Switzerland and Honduras take on Ecuador

Gallery: World Cup - Day 9

Take a look at some of the best photos from the ninth day of the World Cup, featuring Italy v Costa Rica, Switzerland v France and Honduras v Ecuador.

World Cup • 22 Jun 14

Day 8 of the World Cup saw Colombia knock off Ivory Coast, Uruguay take on England and Japan go up against Greece

Gallery: World Cup - Day 8

Take a look at some of the best photos from the eighth day of the World Cup, featuring Colombia v Ivory Coast, Uruguay v England and Japan v Greece.

World Cup • 20 Jun 14

Soren Hansen of Denmark gets a high five from a young autograph hunter on 18th fairway during the Pro-Am day

Gallery: Irish Open 2014

The best images from the Irish Open at Fota Island Resort in Cork

Sport Galleries • 23 Jun 14

A swan and her cygnet's walk onto the 14th fairway during Pro-Am day at the Irish Open at Fota Island

Sports photos of the week

The best pictures of the sporting week

Sport Galleries • 18 Jun 14

Day 7 of the World Cup saw Australia fall to The Netherlands, Chile eliminate World Champions Spain and Cameroon take on Croatia.

Gallery: World Cup - Day 7

Take a look at some of the best photos from the seventh day of the World Cup, featuring Australia v The Netherlands, Spain v Chile and Cameroon v Croatia.

World Cup • 20 Jun 14

Day 6 of the World Cup saw Belgium come from behind to overtake Algeria, Brazil draw scoreless with Mexico and Russia play out a slow-starting draw with South Korea

Gallery: World Cup - Day 6

The best photos from the sixth day of the World Cup, featuring Belgium v Algeria, Brazil v Mexico and Russia v South Korea.

World Cup • 20 Jun 14

Day 5 of the World Cup saw Germany rout Portugal, Iran draw scoreless with Nigeria and the USA pull through in dramatic fashion over Ghana

Gallery: World Cup - Day 5

The best photos from the fifth day of the World Cup, featuring Germany v Portugal, Iran v Nigeria and Ghana v USA

World Cup • 20 Jun 14

Cork's Patrick Horgan scores from the penalty spot against Clare

Gallery: Weekend's GAA action

The best pictures from a dramatic weekend of hurling and football action.

Sport Galleries • 15 Jun 14

A Swiss fan waits for the game to kick off

Gallery: World Cup - Day 4

The best photos from the fourth day of the World Cup, including Switzerland v Ecuador, France v Honduras, and Argentina v Bosnia-Herzegovina

World Cup • 20 Jun 14

A Colombia fan holds the flag proudly at the start of World Cup Day 3

Gallery: World Cup - Day 3

The best photos from the third day of the World Cup, including Colombia v Greece, Uruguay v Costa Rica, England v Italy and Ivory Coast v Japan.

World Cup • 20 Jun 14

Day 2 of the World Cup was an utter blitz: Mexico persevered through some sketchy calls, Netherlands pounded Spain in a resounding upset and Chile held off a pesky Australia side

Gallery: World Cup - Day 2

The best photos from the second day of the World Cup, featuring Mexico v Cameroon, Spain v Netherlands and Chile v Australia

World Cup • 20 Jun 14

The opening ceremony begins at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paolo

Gallery: World Cup - Day 1

The best photos from the first day of the World Cup.

World Cup • 20 Jun 14

Portugal's Fabio Coentrao celebrates scoring against Ireland with Nani

Sports photos of the week

A gallery of the best images of the sporting week.

Sport Galleries • 12 Jun 14

World Cup Woes: The Best Bad Hair Days

Check out some of the greatest follicle faux pas to ever grace the World Cup stage.

World Cup • 12 Jun 14

Ugly scenes marred the pre-match parade at Armagh vs Cavan

Gallery: Weekend's GAA action

The best pictures from a weekend of dramatic action in the GAA world.

Sport Galleries • 08 Jun 14

Rob Kearney getting a serious snooze on the flight to Argentina for Ireland's summer tour

Sports Photos of the Week

The best pictures of the sporting week

Sport Galleries • 04 Jun 14

We'll start things off gently with this Jamaican kit from 1998. Without wishing to get into national stereotyping, it's easy to imagine that the designer of this one was a fan of some of the more illicit Jamaican substances

The World Cup's Worst Jerseys

From letting goalkeepers design their own kit, to psychedelic South African monstrosities, there have been some dodgy World Cup kits down the years, view some of the worst of them here.

World Cup • 05 Jun 14

Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro: 71,159 seats, originally built as the flagship venue for the 1950 World Cup Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro: 71,159 seats, originally built as the flagship venue for the 1950 World Cup

World Cup Stadium Guide

For the 32 teams playing the 64 matches that make up the 2014 World Cup tournament, Brazil and FIFA have prepared 12 match venues stretching across the vast country. Have a look at each here, from the inside out.

World Cup • 05 Jun 14