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Cafe Belo outside Boston hosts Brazil fans living in the US. Even though Team USA is out, the World Cup spirit is still alive among supporters of international teams. (Photo: Jess Bidgood, WBUR)
This specially decorated bus was spotted outside the US-Slovenia match (VOA Photo: Iscar Blanco)
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Young boys play in a soccer league in Washington, DC (VOA Photo: C. Simkins)
A fan shows off his World Cup spirit (that's a vuvuzela in his hand) before the Argentina-Nigeria match at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg (Photo: S. Young)
Face paint, national flags and other team emblems were on display - in support of both sides - at an outdoor watch party in Washington, DC that drew hundreds of fans to watch the USA and England draw 1-1
Thousands of Germans watch their national team play Australia at a FIFA-sponsored fan festival outside Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on June 13, 2010. Fans were bedecked in black, red and yellow flags, garlands, face paint, hats and shirts as they saw Germany cruise to a 4-0 victory in this World Cup 1st round match. (Photo: M. Lipin)
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For the first time, Washington, DC held an outdoor watch party in a local public party. Two screens showed the day's three matches, and rowdy crowds filled the park for the USA-England match. (Photo: Nico Colombant)
Vilakazi Street has taken on a carnival atmosphere, as people gather to celebrate the World Cup. The street has come a long way - it was once at the heart of the struggle against apartheid, and President Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu both sheltered there trying to escape the police. (Photo: Darren Taylor)
Lucky Bar in Washington, DC is one of many bars in the area displaying prominent World Cup paraphernalia in preparation for the start of the games (Photo: J. Stahl)
Nigerians in South Africa have high hopes for their Super Eagles this year (Photo: D. Taylor)
Jason Osuafor says Nigeria's Super Eagles fans are set to make a big impression at the World Cup (Photo: D. Taylor)
U.S. fans tailgate before the team's World Cup warm-up match against Turkey on May 29. (VOA Photo - P. Brewer)
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The makarapa hat has become part of South Africa's football culture and its inventor, Alfred Baloyi, is preparing for the upcoming World Cup by making makarapas to serve fans of most of the 32 teams that will play. (Photo: D. Taylor)
More than 30 years ago, Baloyi invented what’s now an iconic symbol of South African football – the ‘makarapa’, or ‘hard hat’, adorned with all kinds of decorations. The embellishments commonly include images of favorite players, former president Nelson Mandela, current politicians and team flags and colors. (Photo: D. Taylor)
Not all foreign football supporters loathe the vuvuzela. Here, two young Spanish fans blow vuvuzelas at last year's Confederation Cup in South Africa (Photo: D. Taylor)