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Fifa's official World Cup portrait shoot turns the pitch into a studio — and reveals how the game sells itself

A behind-the-scenes look at Fifa's mandatory player portraits shows how the tournament is packaged long before kickoff — and what that machinery says about the modern game.

A football player in a white and navy uniform with the number 22 runs across a green field carrying a football, with a crowd visible in the background.
A football player in a white and navy uniform with the number 22 runs across a green field carrying a football, with a crowd visible in the background. @CBS SPORTS HEADLINES · Telegram

Desk note: Monexus framed the shoot as a piece of tournament infrastructure rather than a human-interest feature — the photos are the story, but the supply chain behind them is the news.

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