Brazil's poster-boy striker Neymar flicked and tricked and along came the goals for Brazil.
Varied cultural events featuring the traditional art forms of Kerala was organised at the unveiling ceremony in 'God's Own Country.'
Reigning FIFA World Cup champions Spain arrived in Brazil. Bookmakers rank traditional powerhouses Brazil, Argentina, Germany and Spain as the top teams to win the Cup.
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo paid tribute to a Spanish child ahead of Portugal vs United States World Cup clash on Monday with a distinct hairstyle.
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Images from the World cup match between Belgium and Algeria.
The many moods of the fans at the World Cup in Brazil.
Anything less than a win in Saturday's third-place match against Netherlands would deepen the gloom hanging over Brazil. To cheer their team the Brazilian beauties are leaving no stone unturned.
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Hosts Brazil aim to become the first team to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday by maintaining their superb recent record against opponents Chile.
Alwyn Claudius, general manager of The Big Kahuna, shares five exclusive cocktails as FIFA World Cup football fever catches on.
Former Brazil striker Ronaldo congratulated Miroslav Klose after the German equalled his record of 15 World Cup goals on Saturday.
Karim Benzema, who struck twice and came close to a hat-trick in France's opening victory over Honduras, again caused havoc against the Swiss at Salvador's Fonte Nova arena, scoring once and setting up another two.
Luis Suarez scored both goals as Uruguay beat England 2-1 to keep his team's World Cup hopes alive and leave England's hanging by a thread on Thursday.
Some 200 Chilean soccer fans stormed the Maracana media centre around an hour before kick-off in the World Cup match against Spain on Wednesday, raising major concerns for FIFA and tournament organisers.
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Images from the opening game of the FIFA World Cup, between Brazil and Croatia, at Sao Paulo.
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The celebrities, including politicians, athletes, and TV stars, showed support to their respective teams.
Individual genius triumphed over collective organisation as Lionel Messi's magnificent stoppage time goal for Argentina cruelly left Iran with nothing after an outstanding defensive display from Carlos Queiroz's team.
As football frenzy grips Brazil, Indian fans are making their presence felt albeit in small numbers in the ongoing soccer World Cup, wishing if only they could also witness such a sporting spectacle in their home country.
A Goa government-sponsored trip for a group of six politicians to Brazil to watch the Football World Cup has kicked up a row with the opposition Congress calling it a 'wasteful expenditure' and seeking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to 'stop the junket'.
Members of Parliament cutting across party lines participated with enthusiasm in a mass awareness programme for promoting sports culture in the country, particularly the game of football.
Germany were crowned FIFA World Champions in Brazil but it was pop singer Rihanna who had a time of her life.
An emotional Neymar cried as he recalled the challenge that ended his World Cup on Thursday and said he felt blessed not to have ended up in a wheelchair.
Traditional Dutch frailty in penalty shootouts again proved their Achilles heel when they lost 4-2 on spot-kicks to Argentina after a goalless World Cup semi-final on Wednesday.
Cameroon are to investigate claims that seven of their players were involved in match-fixing at the World Cup, the country's football federation FECAFOOT said on Monday.
Germany edged past a gritty United States 1-0 in the World Cup Group G match in Refice but the Americans also advanced to the last 16 after Portugal beat Ghana 2-1 in the other match in the group.
Soccer's governing body FIFA has not yet decided whether to expel Uruguay striker Luis Suarez from the World Cup for biting an opponent with deliberations set to continue on Thursday.
Costa Rica's domination of a group with three former champions and Chile and Colombia's triumphant march through their first two matches highlights the strength of the Latin American challenge at the World Cup.
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Luis Suarez struck twice including a dramatic late winner to earn Uruguay a 2-1 victory over England in a pulsating World Cup Group D match on Thursday.
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said there would be "consequences", including potentially for himself, after the holders' shock elimination from the World Cup on Wednesday, but that he needed time to reflect.
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Stephan Lichtsteiner, whose marauding runs down right flank for Switzerland have earned him the nickname Forrest Gump, may find his style cramped by Ecuador's pacey wingers in Sunday's World Cup match.
"I can't find words to explain five goals," Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said after the holders crashed to a shocking 5-1 reverse to Netherlands in their World Cup Group B opener on Friday.
Spain mourned the national football team's stunning loss to Netherlands in their World Cup opener on Friday with words such as 'humiliation' and 'nightmare' splashed across the front pages of newspapers on Saturday.
World Cup fever gathered steam across Brazil on Friday after the long-awaited opener went ahead without major hitches, although the lingering threat of violent protests and a late scramble in some host cities kept organizers on edge.
The animal's predictions for the FIFA World Cup have begun. And guess what, the host nation Brazil gets Big Head turtle's vote of confidence.
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