--- title: World Cup: Vice President Joe Biden Congratulates Team USA For Win description: "Are you kidding me? 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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](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jun 17, 2014 4:28 PM UTC 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) to [head to Brazil](http://time.com/137951/joe-biden-world-cup/) 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/) 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/) **MORE:** [_Veep_ Star Met Real-Life Vice President](http://time.com/86657/veep-star-met-real-life-vice-president-joe-biden/) **MORE:** [11 Photographers to Follow During The World Cup Tournament](http://lightbox.time.com/2014/06/13/lightbox-follow-friday-world-cup-photographers/) ```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? 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