FIFA World Cup

The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil kicks off Thursday with a match between Brazil and Croatia, but there are plenty of other stories to talk about before the first game.

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.

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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...

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 American member of FIFA's executive committee says further changes to the World Cup bidding process must be implemented before his country tries to pursue the event again.

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.