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World Cup 2014

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U.S. Falls to Belgium but Lifts Up the City’s Soccer Culture and Patriotic Unity

Avatar photo by Jason Ruiz July 2, 2014

It started slowly, but the fans trickled in one by one. Donning American flag capes, face paint and removable patriotic tattoos, they sat and waited as the crowd swelled with the rest of their soccer-fanatic brethren. By kickoff time for the United State’s match against Belgium it became very clear: Pine Avenue was World Cup central in Long Beach.

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The Places in Long Beach to Watch the World Cup Opening

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