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Monday

A doctor treats a victim at Mulago hospital in Kampala late Sunday after twin bomb blasts tore through crowds of soccer fans watching the World Cup final. The country's police chief said the blasts at an Ethiopian-owned restaurant and a rugby club in Kampala were a terrorist attack by the Somali militant group al-Shabab. Trevor Snapp/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Trevor Snapp/AFP/Getty Images

Sunday

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Eugene Hoshiko/AP

Friday

Let The Games Begin: Sunday's World Cup final inspired an Amsterdam shop to stage a miniature version of the game in its display window, using "comedy condoms" to represent soccer players from Spain and the Netherlands. Christopher Lee/Getty Images Europe hide caption

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Sea Life Aquarium's psychic octopus, Paul, chose Spain to win the semifinals over Germany.  Paul's keeper says, "he's wrong this time." Mark Keppler/AP hide caption

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Mark Keppler/AP

Thursday

Wednesday

The World Cup Final Is Set: Spain Vs. Netherlands

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