Game Day: USA vs. Belgium

As U.S. World Cup fans grapple with their 2-1 loss to Belgium, we've decided to spread some visual cheer with an extraordinary set of photos by Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Rodrigo Abd, who roamed the streets of Brazil and captured everything from frenzied fans as they made their way to the stadium before the match, to the spectator nuances of game day.  

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U.S. soccer fan Marco Antonio Sandoval, from Honduras, poses for the picture outside the Arena Fonte Nova stadium before World Cup round of 16 match between the US and Belgium in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A body painter with the U.S. and Belgian flags painted on his body waits for customers before World Cup round of 16 match between the U.S. and Belgium, outside the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

U.S. soccer fans celebrate before a World Cup round of 16 match between the U.S. and Belgium outside the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A soccer fan of the U.S. blows a kiss before a World Cup round of 16 match between the U.S. and Belgium, outside the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A soccer fan of the United States poses for the picture before World Cup round of 16 match between the U.S. and Belgium outside the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

U.S. and Belgium soccer fans cheer together before a World Cup round of 16 match between U.S. and Belgium in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A woman sells toys in the Pelourinho neighborhood, near the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, where U.S. and Belgium played a World Cup round of 16 match, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Belgium beat the United States 2-1 in extra time to reach World Cup quarterfinals. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Girls gather in front of San Francisco Church, in Pelourinho neighborhood, near the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, Brazil, where US an Belgium played a World Cup round of 16 match, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. The church is being illuminated in different colors in preparation for a concert on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

U.S. soccer fans gather outside the Arena Fonte Nova stadium before World Cup round of 16 match between U.S. and Belgium in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A fan of the Japanese national soccer team sits in a bar wearing a portrait of player Shinji Kagawa in the Pelourinho neighborhood, near the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, Brazil, where U.S. and Belgium played a World Cup round of 16 match, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Belgium beat the United States 2-1 in extra time to reach World Cup quarterfinals. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A man paints the United States colors on a soccer fan's face before a World Cup round of 16 match between the U.S. and Belgium outside the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Romelu Lukaku, soccer player of the Belgium national soccer team, is seen in a television screen celebrating his goal against the US during a World Cup round of 16 match between U.S. and Belgium, in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Belgium beat the United States 2-1 in extra time to reach World Cup quarterfinals. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Soccer fans of the United States celebrate before a World Cup round of 16 match between the U.S. and Belgium outside the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A soccer fan of the U.S. walks amid military policemen standing guard outside the Arena Fonte Nova stadium before World Cup round of 16 match between the U.S. and Belgium in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Belgium soccer fans poses for a picture before a World Cup round of 16 match between the U.S. and Belgium outside the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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