Dust hangs in the desert air like smoke, swirling above a football pitch carved from hardened earth.
It's late afternoon, and despite the heat not easing, a group of young men and teenage boys have gathered to play their weekly football match.
Each time one of the players runs to get the ball, an orange cloud rises into the air.
On this makeshift football pitch at the Smara refugee camp in southwestern Algeria, love for the beautiful game runs deep.
For the locals watching on, conversation is also tied to one subject: the World Cup taking place thousands of miles away.
