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FIFA World Cup 2014​

The countdown clocks have clicked down towards zero. The air force is on alert. Navy frigates patrol the coastline and an army of 147,000 police and soldiers has been mobilised. Roads usually choked with traffic are emptying of cars. Schools have been closed. Offices are finishing early. Hundreds of millions of TV sets are being tuned in to the same event.

By 5pm on Thursday, Brazil should finally be ready for the moment this football-obsessed nation has been dreaming of – and dreading – for the past seven years: the kickoff of the World Cup finals.

The biggest, costliest and arguably most controversial tournament in the sport's history will get under way at the Itaquerão stadium with a star-studded ceremony and a match between the host nation and Croatia.

But all is not well in the global football family. Parting with protocol, the host president, Dilma Rousseff, and Fifa head, Sepp Blatter, will not give a speech because they fear a repeat of last year's Confederations Cup opening when their words were drowned out by jeers and whistles.

While Pitbull, Claudia Leitte and Jennifer Lopez perform the official song, We are One, demonstrators on the streets are planning to chant a discordant message about inequality, forced evictions and overspending on the $11.5bn event.


theguardian

 

[Sarkar]

World Cup 2014: Google doodle created to mark 20th edition of global football extravaganza


The interactive illustration shows a moving, bouncing football against the backdrop of the party town of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Google has created a doodle to mark the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which starts today.

The internet giant has devised one of its iconic moving illustrations to commemorate the 20th staging of the global football extravaganza, which this year takes place in Brazil.

The interactive doodle begins by showing a yellow and blue coloured football bouncing into view from stage left.

The ball comes to a halt in the centre of the screen, at which point the letters making up the word Google come alive and begin to jump up and down in a carefree manner.

As the letters let themselves go in the foreground, the vista of Rio de Janeiro opens up into view behind them.

Golden sands and palm trees can be seen along with cable cars furiously conveying passengers to and from the top of the city's iconic Sugar Loaf Mountain.

The statue of Christ the Redeemer watches the carnival scene impassively, while the summer sun rotates in an unusual fashion.

The first World Cup was won by hosts Uruguay in 1930.

Brazil has won the competition five times before (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002) but never on home soil.

England, of course, have lifted the Jules Rimet trophy just the once, in 1966.

 

[mmadhankumar]

Another Doodle from Google today for the FIFA World Cup 2014

 

[Elysian]

Spain vs. Netherlands Doodle

 

[IndiaN]

Another Doodle on Football World Cup​

 

[Elysian]

Uruguay vs. Costa Rica Doodle

 

[mmadhankumar]

Today's Doodle for the FIFA World Cup 2014 and Father's Day

 

[IndiaN]

Another Doodle on Football World Cup

 

[mmadhankumar]

Today's Doodle from Google for Belgium vs Algeria match

 

[Basil]

Today's Doodle For The FIFA World Cup 2014