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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Mary McCollum holds up a specially made World Cup Juneteenth scarf on June 19 after the U.S. scored against Australia at a watch party in Midtown Square. The U.S. won the match 2–0.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Fans watching the U.S. match against Belgium at Hing Hay Park on July 6 react after Belgium scored its third goal against the U.S., with less than 30 minutes left in the match.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The U.S. fans at the watch party at Hing Hay Park on July 6 experience the last few minutes of the U.S. match against Belgium, as the European nation went 4–1.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Silence in Hing Hay Park on July 6 as fans watch the U.S. lose its match against Belgium.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Lizzie Sunchine performed on June 25 during the soccer-themed Columbia City Beatwalk event. The event also included play areas for kids to kick a soccer ball around and a table to make soccer-themed flags.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ BP and DU4SELF perform on June 25 during the soccer-themed Columbia City Beatwalk event. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Juliette Zoe' Carmelo Gonzalez, 13 months, wears a Colombia jersey during the June 27 watch party at El Centro de la Raza. Colombia tied Portugal in the match.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A Colombia fan reacts to a near miss by the Colombia team during its June 27 match against Portugal. Dozens of people watched the Panama vs. England and Columbia vs. Portugal matches at the El Centro de la Raza Festival and Watch Party.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Peter Berbrugge reacts to a goal by England during a June 27 World Cup watch party at El Centro de la Raza.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Lucas, 4 years old, kicks a soccer ball at the June 27 El Centro de la Raza Festival and Watch Party.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Fans of Mexico's soccer team fill up the waterfront for a watch party on June 30 to see the Mexico vs. Ecuador match. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Austin Taylor and Morgan McCorkle celebrate at the Rough & Tumble Pub in Columbia City on June 25 after the U.S. scores against Turkey. Turkey won the match 3–2, but the U.S. had already secured a place in the round of 32. ]]></image:caption>
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