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Soggy World Cup: Rain Continues to Fall in Recife

A FIFA official tests the pitch as rain pours down prior to the group G World Cup soccer match between the USA and Germany on Thursday.
A FIFA official tests the pitch as rain pours down prior to the group G World Cup soccer match between the USA and Germany at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 26.
A FIFA official tests the pitch as rain pours down prior to the group G World Cup soccer match between the USA and Germany at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 26.Petr David Josek / AP

A FIFA official tests the pitch as rain pours down prior to the group G World Cup soccer match between the USA and Germany at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on Thursday. The game is scheduled for noon, Eastern Time, barring weather conditions which have already turned many Recife streets into rivers.