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The first match of the 2014 World Cup is in the books.  Host nation Brazil defeated Croatia 3-1 in a Group A match in Sau Paulo.  Three more matches are on tap for Friday, with Mexico taking on Cameroon, Spain playing The Netherlands and Chile going up against Greece...

The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil kicks off on Thursday with a match between Brazil and Croatia, but there are plenty of story lines to cover before the first game.

It all kicks off tomorrow in Brazil at the 2014 FIFA World Cup! From now until July 13th, you get to cheer on and hope your team makes it all the way. Who will win?

The World Cup begins Thursday, and already controversy has erupted in Australia over a hot air balloon.

The World Cup in Brazil is attracting soccer fans from all over the world, but most of them aren't getting there by walking more than a thousand miles.

While we're getting psyched for the World Cup, some of the fans in the hosting country are not.

Brazilian police and striking subway workers clashed Monday in a central commuter station, with union officials threatening to maintain the work stoppage through the World Cup opening match here this week. Authorities are deeply worried about the strike because the subway is the main means of transportation for World Cup fans who will attend Thursday's opening match when Brazil takes on Croatia...

A drought in Brazil is set to send coffee prices through the roof.

Officials now say two workers are dead after a crane collapse at a Brazilian soccer stadium construction site.  Earlier reports indicated three people had been killed in today's accident at an arena slated to host the FIFA World Cup opener in São Paulo next summer.  ...

The executive director of Brazil's anti-doping authority says the 2014 World Cup host won't be able to handle the drug-testing program alone and is looking overseas for help.