World Cup 2014: Brazil set to commence competition

The month-long competition sees 32 countries go after a spot in the last in 13 July.

The opening match will be gone before by a function in Sao Paulo that pays tribute to nature, individuals and football.

"Oh my goodness the time has reached. We are going each other. This is our World Cup football game," said Brazil mentor Luis Felipe Scolari on Wednesday.

A year ago more than a million individuals took to the avenues of real Brazilian urban areas to dissent against what they see as intemperate using on the World Cup.

The host nation's administration is quick to keep a rehash of a percentage of the brutality seen at those dissents, and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said she won't permit brutal exhibits to scratch the World Cup.

Many additional police and warriors will be sent to guarantee the matches get under way easily.

England open their World Cup crusade against Italy on Saturday, 14 June - a diversion you can see live on the BBC.

Roy Hodgson's group will likewise play Uruguay and Costa Rica in their Group D apparatuses.

Has Brazil begin as top choices to win the World Cup for a sixth time, while holders Spain are planning to win a fourth significant competition in succession after

Winning the European Championships two years prior.

The other seeded groups

Are Colombia, Switzerland, Belgium, Argentina, Germany, Uruguay and

Match of the Day moderator Gary Linker accepts there are four groups with a practical shot of winning the competition.

"I have an inclination it will descend to four nations, despite the fact that tragically I don't think one of them will be counting," told past as well as winger adapter.

"I'm trying for Germany, Spain, Argentina or Brazil however I feel that the weight may well be verging on excessively much for the host country."

The host country have never lost their opening World Cup football diversion, with the past 20 starting amusements transferring  14 triumphs and six draws for the hosts.

Scolari's Brazil side will be relied upon to win in Sao Paulo on Thursday, in a match that commences at 21:00 BST.

 

A limit 65,000 swarm is normal for the match, with their excursion to the stadium

moved after metro laborers voted not to continue a strike

over pay and the rejection of 42 partners.

The host city for the opening function had been supported for extensive disturbance after movement tumult was brought about by a five-day stoppage prior in the week.

As one issue moved an alternate started, then again, with runway specialists in Brazil's second biggest city Rio de Janeiro reporting a 24-hour strike beginning at midnight on Wednesday, importance mechanical activity will proceed through the opening day of the World Cup.

Overseeing body Fifa said it had sold more than 2.9 million tickets, yet they were still accessible for a few matches on Wednesday, including some all France, Italy and . Germany

There will be 31 matches indicated live on BBC TV and internet, beginning with Spain v Netherlands on Friday, 13 June, and live content analysis on every one of the 64 matches, accessible on the BBC Sport site and application for versatile, tablet and joined TV.

BBC Radio 5 live will additionally be giving 24 days of live scope and 61 live match critiques from football's centerpiece competition.