World leaders encourage their national soccer teams as they head to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2018-06-07 16:08:57
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (center) poses with the German national football team during her visit to the Southern Tyrol Training Camp on June 3, 2018, in Eppan, Italy. (Photo: Guido Bergmann/Bundesregierung via Getty Images/VCG)
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World leaders encourage their national soccer teams as they head to the 2018 FIFA World Cup from June 14 to July 15, 2018, in Russia. (Photos: VCG)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez looks on during his visit to Spain's national football team at Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain, on June 5, 2018. (Photo: Samuel de Roman/Getty Images/VCG) 
French President Emmanuel Macron (center) and his wife, Brigitte Macron, pose with the French national football team after arriving for lunch at France's training camp in Clairefontaine, near Paris, France, on June 5, 2018 prior to the national team's participation to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. (Photo: Francois Mori/Pool via Reuters/VCG) 
A picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on May 20, 2018, shows the president (center) posing with the Iranian national football team in a ceremony to bid them farewell as they head to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. (Photo: VCG) 
Argentinian President Mauricio Macri (center) poses with players from the Argentinian national football team at Ezeiza national training center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 30, 2018. (Photo: VCG) 
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa (left) speaks with Portuguese players prior to a training session at Cidade do Futebol in Oeiras, Portugal, as they prepare for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia on June 5, 2018. (Photo: Francisco Leong/VCG) 
Mexican President Enrique Pe?a Nieto (center) receives a jersey with his name on it from the Mexican national football team during a send-off ceremony for the Mexican players in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 31, 2018.(Photo: IC)