In pictures: World leaders cheer for their teams at FIFA

Germany vs Portugal - June 16, 2014 German chancellor Angela Merkel talks to FIFA President Sepp Blatter prior to the group G World Cup soccer match between Germany and Portugal in Salvador, Brazil. (AP/Natacha Pisarenko)

Updated on: Jul 02, 2014 5:30 PM IST

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Germany vs Portugal - June 16, 2014 German chancellor Angela Merkel talks to FIFA President Sepp Blatter prior to the group G World Cup soccer match between Germany and Portugal in Salvador, Brazil. (AP/Natacha Pisarenko)

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Belgium vs Russia - June 22, 2014 Belgium's Queen Mathilde and Belgium's King Philippe stand for the national anthems before the group H World Cup soccer match between Belgium and Russia in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP/Ivan Sekretarev)

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Australia vs Netherlands - June 18, 2014 Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands celebrate their team's victory with fans after the match between Australia and Netherlands in Porto Alegre. (Getty Images/Dean Mouhtaropoulos)

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United States vs Ghana - June 16, 2014 US Vice President Joe Biden, left, gives a thumbs-up after the group G World Cup soccer match between Ghana and the United States in Natal, Brazil. The United States won the match 2-1. (AP/Ricardo Mazalan)

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Iran vs Nigeria - June 17, 2014 This image posted on the official Twitter account of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shows the president watching Iran facing off with Nigeria in his residence in Tehran. The tweet accompanying the photo reads,"proud of our boys who secured our first point--hopefully the first of many more to come."

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Columbia vs Ivory Coast - June 19, 2014 Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, with his wife, Maria Clemencia Rodriguez, gesture before the start of the group C World Cup football match between Colombia and Ivory Coast in Brasilia, Brazil. (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez)