Gallery: Every World Cup Country, Seen in Beautiful Images From Space
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Brazil Group A Look closely and you will see the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha near the center of this image taken by NASA's EO-1 satellite in August 2001.
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Croatia Group A The heart-shaped island of Galešnjak can be seen off the Croatian coast in this image taken by Japan's Earth observation satellite ALOS in March 2010.
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Cameroon Group A Sun glint brightens Lake Mbakaou in this image taken in December 2003 by an astronaut on the International Space Station.
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Mexico Group A A dust plume from a rockfall on Colima Volcano can be seen in this photo taken by NASA's EO-1 satellite in January 2010
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The Netherlands Group B The dikes protecting The Netherland's southern coast can be seen in this photo taken by NASA's Terra satellite in September 2002.
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Spain Group B Barcelona is a sea of red roofs this photo taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in December 2006.
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Australia Group B This image of salt-encrusted Lake Dundas was taken in November 2011 by NASA's EO-1 satellite.
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Chile Group B San Quintín Glacier, shown here in an image taken by the [Destiny module](http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/EarthKAM/) on the International Space Station on June 14, is the largest glacier in Chile's Northern Patagonia Icefield.
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Japan Group C Mount Tara looks like an emerald gem in this image taken by NASA's Terra satellite in January 2008.
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Greece Group C The Acropolis sits on a hill near the center of this image of Athens taken by NASA's EO-1 satellite in July 2004.
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Colombia Group C This image of Galeras Volcano was taken with UAVSAR radar, which can penetrate tree cover, on a NASA Gulfstream C-20A aircraft in March 2013.
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Ivory Coast Group C This image of the Ivory Coast was taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in November 2008.
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Italy Group D This image of Venice was taken by Digital Globe's Ikonos satellite in 2001.
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England Group D The Thames looks like a purple snake in this false-color image of London taken by NASA's Terra satellite in October 2001.
