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The greatest
show on the earth – the football World Cup 2014 kicks off at Sao Palo, Brazil
today, 12th June and will be the focus of the world till 13th
of July when the final will be played here again at Sao Paulo.
The tournament
will begin with a massive opening ceremony followed by the opener between the
host Brazil with Croatia.
The temperature
is very high in Sao Paulo and people of Brazil are all set to host the 32-nation
super sports event. "Let me
tell you the time has arrived. We are going together. This is our World
Cup," said Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari on Wednesday.
Hosts Brazil start as favourites to win the World Cup for a
sixth time, while holders Spain are aiming to win a fourth major tournament in
a row after winning the European
Championships two years ago. The
other seeded teams are
Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Argentina, Germany and Belgium.
The 32
participating teams have been divided into EIGHT groups as under:
- · Group A: Brazil (host), Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon
- · Group B: Spain (defending champion), Netherlands (last year’s runner up), Chile, Australia
- · Group C: Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan
- · Group D: Uruguay, Costa Rica, England and Italy
- · Group E: Switzerland, Ecuador, France and Honduras
- · Group F: Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran and Nigeria
- · Group G: Germany, Portugal, Ghana and the United States of America
- · Group H: Belgium, Algeria, Russia and South Korea
- Round of 16: 12-28 June-1 July
- Quarterfinals: 4th July to 5th July
- Semi Finals: 8-9 July
- Third place math: 12th July
- Final: 13th July
If you are one of the fans located at different destination and miss the chance to visit the stadium to watch your favourite team, you can now watch the match live on your laptop or desktop computer, FREE, provided you have an internet connection, from the links given below:
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