June 26 was officially an unofficial federal holiday for Team USA fans.
On Thursday, Team USA faced off against Germany in the last match of Group G in the World Cup, a tense match that determined the U.S. Men's National Team's (USMNT) fate in the rest of the tournament. Team USA head coach Jurgen Klinsmann even gave everyone a permission slip to skip work to watch the match, and looks like most took him up on his offer.
U.S. fans in Brazil that traversed the flooded streets of Recife to reach stadium weren't the only ones who came out in droves to support the USMNT. Back home, fans across the nation crowded plazas and parks, as they do.
But let's look who else decided to take a break from the workday and join the U.S. fandemonium (cough, Will Ferrell). Ultimately, USA lost to Germany, but the loss was actually a victory: The USMNT was still able to advance into the round of 16, a.k.a. the knockout round.
Diehard fans crowd cities across the U.S.
No one can say the #USA doesn't love the beautiful game! pic.twitter.com/DDanC781yJ
— FIFAWorldCup2014 (@WorIdCup2O14) June 26, 2014
This picture says it all about how far @ussoccer has come since 1994. #USA #WorldCup2014 pic.twitter.com/VCeoJS85Vi
— tuddle (@tuddle) June 26, 2014
Soccer fans at the Google I/O conference weren't going to miss the game.
The most popular spot at #Googleio14 right now is the ESPN booth. @ussoccer #USA pic.twitter.com/b1cGZvr0nn
— Kurt Wagner (@KurtWagner8) June 26, 2014
Neither was Obama.
President Obama watches the USA vs Germany World Cup game aboard Air Force One enroute to Minneapolis. #worldcup pic.twitter.com/wfuJvb6hoI
— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) June 26, 2014
Ryan Seacrest found time to watch between breaks in recording his radio show.
Multitasking the radio show and USA game with @officialellenk... serious business #worldcup pic.twitter.com/wrzFQQLufF
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) June 26, 2014
And Rihanna took multitasking to a new level.
Me watching these matches right now pic.twitter.com/j3rydQLE1J
— Rihanna (@rihanna) June 26, 2014
Even astronauts -- from both sides -- got in the spirit to play a little soccer in space.
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