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The World Cup continued as America’s 250th birthday arrived with fireworks and more. These are the week’s best sports photos.
A man dressed in the colors of Ghana puts white powder on his hands and face during the Ghana vs. Croatia 2026 FIFA World Cup Group L soccer match at Philadelphia Stadium on Saturday June 27, 2026.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer

Each Friday, Inquirer photo editors pick the best sports images from the last seven days. This week, we look at the Pennsylvania showdown between the Phillies and the Pirates that for much of the series was a display of the Fightins’ dominance — until it wasn’t.

The women’s basketball championship at inaugural Invitiational Clash at Drexel University had no shortage of fireworks, literally, and we take a look at the penultimate game of the World Cup in Philly, the Group L clash between Croatia and Ghana.