June 13 marked the official start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Soccer tournament held in Brazil, but thousands and thousands of miles above the Earth at the International Space Station (ISS), the international astronaut crew joined in to show their support for the global countries taking part in the games.

The ISS space crew, the day before the games, put together a video of the astronauts kicking and tossing a soccer ball to each other while doing somersaults in zero gravity. The American astronauts Reid Wiseman and Steve Swanson, the commander of ISS Expedition 40, along with German astronaut Alexander Gerst, who represented the European Space Agency, expressed their good wishes, The Space Reporter wrote.

"We want to wish all the teams and fans on the ground and in Brazil a great World Cup. Have fun and peaceful games. May the best win," Gerst said.

"Have fun; play hard, and we'll be watching on the International Space Station," Wiseman said.

Other fellow ISS crew members plan to watch as many games as possible while in space, The Space Reporter wrote. The astronauts in general are telling the media that they will be spending their free time watching the games.

According to the Tech Times, the games are sparking friendly competition between the international space crew. While Wiseman and Swanson support the U.S., Gerst supports his native Germany team. Both Germany and U.S. face off in a June 26 match in Recife, Brazil.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup perhaps might be a welcomed respite for Swanson and Gerst. Swanson has been on the ISS since March, which is part of the Expedition 39/40; Swanson will return to Earth this September. Gerst has been on the station since May, and he will stay until November, Tech Times reported.

The ISS watching the international soccer is not only historic for the crew, but also for Brazil. Brazil hosted the games in 1950; this is six decades later that Brazil is hosting.

The game has had an impact on both the ISS and NASA as well. NASA displayed a new graphic comparing the size of the ISS to that of a regulation-sized soccer field. If the ISS were laid on the playing ground, it would take up nearly the entire field. The ISS weighs almost 925,000 pounds, and has a living space with more than a six-bedroom house. The ISS contains a gym, two bathrooms, and a bay window with a 360-degree views of space, Tech Times reported.

See the video here.