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The Wider ImageSoccer fans around the globe are gearing up for the World Cup, but in the host nation Brazil, feelings about the tournament are mixed. Many Brazilians are angry about how much was spent preparing for the Cup and how the country still struggled to be ready. Some of their frustration has been translated into graffiti that adorns city walls in addition to other more neutral works of street art. -
Simmering tension threatens to sully Brazil extravaganza
ReutersRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Simmering civil tension and the stench of corruption threatens to sully Brazil's global soccer party when the World Cup kicks off on Thursday against a backdrop of protests, -
What could possibly go wrong? >> Snubbed Donovan to be television pundit reut.rs/1lcnayM #Brazil2014 #WorldGup #USAby Ossian Shine via twitter 6/11/2014 6:21:55 PM -
World Cup stadium equipped with special 'supersized' seats
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My Spain v Netherlands preview ahead of Friday. - Deja vu for Spain as World Cup defence begins - reuters.com/article/idUSKB…by Neil Maidment via twitter 6/11/2014 8:00:13 PM -
Wondering what the mood's like in Brazil? Samba in the streets?.. Erm, not quite.. come back tomorrow.
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Uruguay World Cup hero Ghiggia not invited to opener
2014 World CupAlcides Ghiggia, the man who scored the winning goal for Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup, is set to miss the first match of the 2014 tournament because FIFA has not invited him as a guest or given him a ticket, he said on Wednesday.... -
Leicester: World Cup stadium a worry
Will everything work? More importantly, will the 61,600 spectators be safe? -
World Cup 2014: ready or not, it is Brazil's time to show the world
the GuardianTournament in football-obsessed nation has potential to be both the greatest and the worst in the history of the sport -
A first look at Cuiaba's Arena Pantanal stadium #WorldCup2014 @ReutersSports http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bp4B0wXIUAADgDY.jpg
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At Christ the Redeemer, a light and sound display to welcome World Cup
SAO PAULO -Â Hours before the kickoff of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the statue of Christ the Redeemer, one of the main symbols of Brazil, was to welcome... -
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Italy can repeat 2006 glory, says Pirlo Behind the scenes at #brasil2014 #brazil2014 #worldcup reuters.com/article/idUSKB…by Ossian Shine via twitter 6/11/2014 8:29:50 PM
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My view from where I will cover Chile v Australia Friday, day two of #WorldCup2014 . It is steamy here in Cuiaba. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bp4Eo_dIEAADBJ8.jpg
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FIFA lawyer to look at all material provided in corruption probe. Behind the scenes at #brazil2014 #worldcup reuters.com/article/idUSKB…by Ossian Shine via twitter 6/11/2014 8:30:19 PM
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Costa Rica players banned from sex at the World Cup unless the Ticos qualify for 2nd round
The Tico TimesOne of the hottest topics in sweaty, sultry Brazil is whether World Cup players can have sex during the tournament. Coaches sometimes ban it at the tournament, believing that gooooool scoring should be limited to the football pitch. -
Talk of U.S. World Cup win 'unrealistic', says Klinsmann
2014 World CupThe chant "I believe that we will win" has become the trademark of the American Outlaws fan group and has even been incorporated into marketing hype for broadcasts of the United States team's World Cup campaign.
But one person who is not buying into the far-fetched notion of the U.S. winning the World Cup is head coach Juergen Klinsmann.
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Yes, really: $27m per year doesn't go that far these days, it seems: Messi balks at sky-high rent for Brazil mansion reut.rs/1knnTbxby Ossian Shine via twitter 6/11/2014 8:39:56 PM
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And yes, there's this MT @StudioSul : @BrazilBrian the biggest worry is Brazilian police overreacting and making any situation much worse.by Brian Winter via twitter 6/11/2014 8:42:49 PM -
FIFA lawyer to look at all material provided in corruption probe
2014 World CupThe lawyer investigating allegations of corruption surrounding world soccer's governing body FIFA said on Wednesday he intended to review all information contained in documents seen by the media recently before coming to any final... -
This is best England team I've played with: Rooney Behind the scenes at #brasil2014 #brazil2014 #worldcup reuters.com/article/idUSKB…by Ossian Shine via twitter 6/11/2014 8:54:15 PM
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All aboard? Rail station with no train puzzles World Cup fans - Behind scenes at #brasil2014 #brazil2014 #worldcup reuters.com/article/idUSKB…by Ossian Shine via twitter 6/11/2014 8:55:29 PM
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Messi balks at sky-high rent for Brazil mansion
2014 World CupSky-high property prices in Brazil have claimed a new victim in Argentina forward Lionel Messi, the world's highest-paid footballer. Messi scrapped plans to rent a mansion for his family outside the city of Belo Horizonte for the... -
Manaus pitch looks poor, but FIFA calm about England-Italy clash
2014 World CupParts of the pitch in Manaus's Amazonia arena still looked in poor shape on Wednesday just days ahead of England's Group D World Cup clash with Italy but FIFA said it was confident the grass would be ready in time. Manaus is deep... -
Neymar can't win Cup on his own, says Parreira
2014 World CupBrazil's exciting forward Neymar may be their best hope of glory at the World Cup but he cannot win a record sixth title on his own, said their triumphant 1994 coach Carlos Alberto Parreira. Like the greats of the past, Neymar... -
Deja vu for Spain as World Cup defense begins
2014 World CupSpain will be lifted by a reminder of the glory of four years ago as the defense of their World Cup crown begins against 2010 finalists the Netherlands in Salvador on Friday in a standout Group B opener. Spain, also 2008 and 2012... -
FIFA members reject term mandates and age limits
2014 World CupFIFA's 209 member associations rejected proposals to introduce term mandates and age limits for its elected executives at the world soccer governing body's annual Congress on Wednesday. Members were asked to approve or reject the... -
This is best England team I've played with: Rooney
2014 World CupStriker Wayne Rooney says the current England team is the best he has played in during his 11 years with the national team and that Italy should be worried about Saturday's game in Manaus. -
All aboard? Rail station with no train puzzles World Cup fans
2014 World CupAfter weeks of feverish work outside Cuiaba's airport, the state governor showed up Wednesday to show off a gleaming new silver railway station two days before the remote Brazilian city hosts its first World Cup soccer match.... -
France wary of physical threat posed by Honduras
2014 World CupFrance are bracing themselves for combat against a rugged Honduras side in their World Cup Group E opener in Porto Alegre on Sunday, coach Didier Deschamps said on Wednesday. Deschamps heard English complaints about Honduras’s... -
Soccer-Brazil's 12th man may be main player, says Neymar
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World Cup injury list dispiriting and predictable
2014 World CupBarely a day has gone by in the run-up to the World Cup without a player seeing his dreams wrecked by injury, and the lengthening casualty list is as predictable as it is dispiriting. A host of players, including Colombia striker... -
Yes, it is as hot as it looks from press box at Cuiaba's Arena Pantanal. Look for us here Friday for #WorldCup2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bp4SD1jCAAAyjwb.jpg
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Mario Augusto Grajeda sticks the words "FIFA World Cup" onto a World Cup soccer trophy pinata at his workshop in the Mercado Colon, Guatemala City, June 9, 2014. Grajeda says two of his eight children help him in his business of making pinatas, and that this is the fourth World Cup trophy pinata he has made. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez
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Unsurprisingly, the Italian World Cup team is traveling in far better style than the English qz.com/219056 #Brazil2014by Ossian Shine via twitter 6/11/2014 10:00:47 PM
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Ticker tape parade! 6 days after arriving in Rio, @footballmc and his luggage are reunited #Brazil2014 #WorldCup #clothespegonnosenotneededby Ossian Shine via twitter 6/11/2014 10:13:13 PM
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Boys touch up a painting of Brazilian soccer player Neymar on a street decorated with r... - reuterssportsgallery.com/?mode=view&id=…by Ossian Shine via twitter 6/11/2014 10:29:50 PM
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Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba a la nuit #WorldCup2014 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bp4ov7aIIAAVvPY.jpg
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Brazil police fear protest violence at World Cup opener
ReutersSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian police fear street demonstrations will erupt in violence prior to the World Cup's opening game on Thursday in Sao Paulo, as intelligence indicates a few hundred protesters -
Blatter wants a World Cup in space - well here's a start, they are watching in space: youtube.com/watch?v=sLwW3p…by Simon Evans via twitter 6/12/2014 1:34:52 PM -
. @NJFrandino finally got his luggage two days after landing in Cuiaba: good thing since Gol baggage delivery shut today for #WorldCup2014by Mary Milliken via twitter 6/12/2014 1:39:26 PM
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Chile and Australia arrive in Cuiaba today to a steamy 33 C, clear skies. Good thing game is at night Friday.by Mary Milliken via twitter 6/12/2014 1:42:43 PM
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Brazil hopes for smooth opener as World Cup kicks off
2014 World Cupwarm for the southern hemisphere winter. Brazil's team, led by its exciting 22-year-old star striker Neymar, is heavily favored to beat Croatia. As the tournament progresses, the fervor of foreign fans, hordes of whom have...
