The 20 photographs of the week

Demonstrations continued in Brazil against the amount spent on the tournament and for more affordable housing. Nacho Doce, a regular to this gallery, photographers a protester in São Paulo. Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters

From the holders Spain crashing out to Messi's brilliant goal, the football itself has lived up to expectations. Here, Costa Rica's players celebrate their historic win against Italy. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

Fans watch Brazil stumble to a draw against a spirited Mexico. Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP

And finally from Brazil, Luis Suárez celebrates scoring his second goal against England whose elimination was confirmed with Costa Rica's win against the Italians the following day. Photograph: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters

Tibetans throwing 'longda', pieces of prayer paper, into the air as they celebrate the Wei Sang festival in Sichuan, China. Photograph: AFP

Photographer Daniel Mihailescu continued his strong reportage from Ukraine this week. Here, pro-Russian militants look through the debris of an IL-76 Ukrainian military transporter which was taken down by pro-Russian rebels on the outskirts of Lugansk. Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP

A police car is parked in front of a fire in the village of Iskivtsi in a picture released by the Ukrainian Emergency Services. The fire caused by a blast at the gas pipeline. Photograph: AFP

A Palestinian boy crawls next to burning tyres during a military-style graduation ceremony at Fajer Al-Entesar summer camp, organised by the Hamas movement, in Gaza. Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

In another photograph by Mohamed Salem, Palestinian militants from various armed factions attend a news conference in Gaza. Photograph: Mohamed Salem/Reuters

In the West Bank, Israeli and Palestinians hold a prayer for the safe return of kidnapped teenagers. Israeli soldiers detained more than 190 suspects in the search for three teenagers who went missing in Jewish settlements in the West Bank last week. Photograph: Ilia Yefimovich/Getty

A Syrian refugee with a baby on his lap begs in an Istanbul street. Nearly half of Syria's population has fled since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule erupted three years ago. Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP

Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces take their positions during clashes with the al-Qaida-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Ramadi. Photograph: Reuters

This followed photographs made available by the jihadist group Welayat Salahadden via their Twitter account allegedly showing Iraqi soldiers in civilian clothes being captured by gunmen from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Photograph: Welayat Salahadden/EPA

Two female detainees sleep in a holding cell as hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children are processed and held at the US Customs and Border Protection Placement Centre in Nogales, Arizona. Photograph: Ross D Franklin/AP

From the same series by Ross D Franklin in Nogales, young boys sleep in another holding cell. Around 47,000 unaccompanied children have entered the country illegally since October. Photograph: Ross D Franklin/AP

Floral tributes overlook Saddleworth Moor where the body of missing Keith Bennett may be buried. Fifty years ago he was snatched by moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley and they have never disclosed the location of his burial. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

An African migrant sits on top of a border fence covered in razor wire between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave of Melilla, during an attempt to cross into Spanish territory. Photograph: Reuters

A model at the Sankuanz show during the London Collections: Men SS15. Photograph: Tristan Fewings/Getty

11-year-old amateur Lucy Li of the US walks on the first green during a practice round prior to the start of the 69th US Women's Open at Pinehurst, North Carolina. Lucy Li is the youngest qualifier in US Women's Open history. Photograph: Streeter Lecka/Getty

And, in this final photograph, SweePee Rambo takes second place in the 2014 world's ugliest dog contest in Petaluma, California. Photograph: Peter DaSilva/EPA