FIFA fever was throughout India yesterday and listed below are glimpses of that:

IMAGE: Who knew that Yogi Adityanath was a soccer fan?
Here is the Uttar Pradesh chief minister watching the FIFA World Cup 2022 last at his residence in Lucknow. Photograph: PTI Photo

IMAGE: People watch the ultimate on a display at Colaba, south Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Photo

IMAGE: Argentina followers cheer for Messi and workforce in Bengaluru, right here, under and under. Photograph: PTI Photo

Photograph: PTI Photo

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IMAGE: Argentina followers rejoice after Lionel Messi scores a purpose as they watch the ultimate on a big display in Kolkata. Photograph: PTI Photo

IMAGE: Soccer followers watch the ultimate in Kolkata. Photograph: PTI Photo

IMAGE: An Argentina fan with a duplicate of the FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy in Kolkata. Photograph: PTI Photo

IMAGE: Argentina followers cheer in Kolkata. Photograph: PTI Photo

IMAGE: ‘#FIFAWorldCup Fever!’ tweets Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as he watches the World Cup last at his residence, Sagar, in south Mumbai. Photograph: Kind courtesy Devendra Fadnavis./Twitter

IMAGE: A pupil paints a portrait of French star Kylian Mbappe forward of the ultimate at an artwork college in Mumbai. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters

IMAGE: Students paint portraits of Lionel Messi and his Argentina team-mate Julian Alvarez at an artwork college in Mumbai. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters

IMAGE: An Argentina fan will get his face painted in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters

Photographs curated by Anant Salvi/Rediff.com and Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Mahipal Soni/Rediff.com