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2014 World Cup

2014 World Cup

Jun 13, 2014

 

The 2014 World Cup kicked off on Thursday, June 12, with a Brazil v. Croatia match at Arena Corintheans in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

On Friday, June 13, the World Cup headlines were: Brazil begins World Cup with win over Croatia! 

Accompanying the story were accounts of a controversial call by Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura that led to Neymar’s go-ahead penalty kick in the 71st minute.

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly known as Neymar

Photo above: Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior

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Next up is Mexico v. Camaroon at Estadio das Dunas, Natal. At the time of this writing and according to FIFA.com, the score of this in-progress game was 1-0.

Also scheduled for today: 16:00  Spain v. Netherlands at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador 18:00 Chile v. Australia at Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba Saturday's schedule:

 

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Who will you be supporting in the coming games?

Tell us in comments.

Find out the complete World Cup Brazil 2014 schedule

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