--- description: "Are you kidding me? This is a kick, man" title: Watch Joe Biden Congratulate Team USA after World Cup Win image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcad55fa15dd2a97c/6986824badae44f60c541a11/179667508.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Joe Biden Congratulate Team USA in the Locker Room After World Cup Win by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 17, 2014 4:28 PM CUT  US Vice President Joe Biden smiles during a farewell ceremony during a farewell ceremony for Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano at the Ronald Reagan Building Sept. 6, 2013 in Washington, DC. US Vice President Joe Biden smiles during a farewell ceremony during a farewell ceremony for Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano at the Ronald Reagan Building Sept. 6, 2013 in Washington, DC.Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 17, 2014 4:28 PM CUT The Vice President of the United States Joe Biden took a break from making [perfect TV cameos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvbMB%5FGGR6s "undefined") to [head to Brazil](http://time.com/137951/joe-biden-world-cup/ "undefined") for the World Cup. After watching the U.S. defeat Ghana 2-1, the VP, [joined by](http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/06/biden-white-house-catch-world-cup-fever/ "undefined") his granddaughter and nephew, visited Team USA’s locker room to offer congratulations, shake hands, take photos with the players, and just pal around with everybody. **MORE:** [Interview with Joe Biden on Amtrak](http://time.com/5647/joe-biden-interview-2016-presidential-campaign/ "undefined") **MORE:** [_Veep_ Star Met Real-Life Vice President](http://time.com/86657/veep-star-met-real-life-vice-president-joe-biden/ "undefined") **MORE:** [11 Photographers to Follow During The World Cup Tournament](http://lightbox.time.com/2014/06/13/lightbox-follow-friday-world-cup-photographers/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2890023/watch-joe-biden-congratulate-team-usa-in-locker-room-after-world-cup-win/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2890023/watch-joe-biden-congratulate-team-usa-in-locker-room-after-world-cup-win/"},"headline":"Watch Joe Biden Congratulate Team USA in the Locker Room After World Cup Win","datePublished":"2014-06-17T16:28:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:10:51.633Z","description":"\"Are you kidding me? This is a kick, man\"","url":"https://time.com/2890023/watch-joe-biden-congratulate-team-usa-in-locker-room-after-world-cup-win/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Joe Biden","Sports topic","politics","Soccer","USA","World Cup"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcad55fa15dd2a97c/6986824badae44f60c541a11/179667508.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcad55fa15dd2a97c/6986824badae44f60c541a11/179667508.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-POLITICS-NAPOLITANO-BIDEN","caption":"US-POLITICS-NAPOLITANO-BIDEN","creditText":"Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2890023/watch-joe-biden-congratulate-team-usa-in-locker-room-after-world-cup-win/","name":"Watch Joe Biden Congratulate Team USA in the Locker Room After World Cup Win"}}]}] ```