Celebrate the Women’s World Cup With 15 Stunning Soccer Shots

Photographs selected by Donny Bajohr

By Text by Tracy Scott Forson

Whether you refer to it as soccer or football, there’s no dispute about its popularity. Soccer, as it’s known in the United States, is the most watched sport in the world, with an estimated 5 billion fans. If you’re not yet among them, this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup is a great place to start—along with this collection of phenomenal photos from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest.

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Donny Bajohr is the associate photography editor at Smithsonian. You can follow him on Instagram @donny_bajohr.

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Tracy Scott Forson is a senior editor at Smithsonian magazine.