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People watch a 2018 FIFA World Cup match in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 29, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Foreign patrons watch a 2018 FIFA World Cup match in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 29, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre

People watch a 2018 FIFA World Cup match in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 29, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre

People watch a 2018 FIFA World Cup match in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 29, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Patrons watch a 2018 FIFA World Cup game in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 29, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Women watch the England-Belgium match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 29, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre

A man (foreground) sprawls in a chair while watching a 2018 FIFA World Cup game in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 29, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre

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