Before USA-Germany World Cup Match, Recife, Brazil, Gets Several Inches of Heavy Rain

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June 26, 2014

Rain has been falling for hours in Recife, Brazil, the site of today's World Cup match between the United States and Germany, a critical game that will determine whether the U.S. team advances to the next round of the tournament.

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Flooding and landslides marred the start of the World Cup opener in the coastal city Natal, where torrential rains in the days leading up to the opening match destroyed homes, inundated streets and forced the evacuations of dozens of people.

Dozens of American fans on their way to today's match were forced to abandon their cars and try to make it to the stadium on foot:

Today's heavy rain follows several days of precipitation for Recife, a coastal city in northern Brazil of about 1.5 million people.

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