India, July 6 -- As the Brazil vs Norway FIFA World Cup game kicked off Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey's East Rutherford, a flood watch was issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) for eastern New Jersey.

Although the severest of the warnings were reserved for the areas in Connecticut and New York, New Jersey also remained at risk even as the match went on. As of now, the Brazil vs Norway FIFA World Cup Round of 16 game has not been interrupted by rain, as of halftime.

The flood watch started from Philadelphia, going northeast up to southern New England, covering NY, NJ and Long Island along the way. Extreme rainfall is possible in the areas around northern Philadelphia and almost all of New Jersey and New York could see fl...