Martin Meissner is a staff photographer for The Associated Press. He is based in Germany, near Duesseldorf. Meissner has been with the AP for more than 25 years and is covering his sixth World Cup. Why this photo I was covering the match between France and Paraguay on Saturday from the right far corner.

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