FIFA World Cup 2014 preparations underway

Agencies Published June 7, 2014
Artist Shayama Prasad Dey, displays a 3 centimeter tall replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy, made of pulses, in Kolkata. REUTERS
Artist Shayama Prasad Dey, displays a 3 centimeter tall replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy, made of pulses, in Kolkata. REUTERS
A mahout or elephant keeper in Brazil soccer national team jersey guides his elephant to kick the ball during a 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil promotion at Mae Sa Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. AP
A mahout or elephant keeper in Brazil soccer national team jersey guides his elephant to kick the ball during a 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil promotion at Mae Sa Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. AP
Australian Mathew Leckie(Left) vies for the ball with Croatia's Luka Modric during a friendly football match in preparation for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup. AFP
Australian Mathew Leckie(Left) vies for the ball with Croatia's Luka Modric during a friendly football match in preparation for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup. AFP
Colombia's Freddy Guarin (Left) celebrates after scoring the team's third goal against Jordan against Jordan during a friendly football match at Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos Aires. AFP
Colombia's Freddy Guarin (Left) celebrates after scoring the team's third goal against Jordan against Jordan during a friendly football match at Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos Aires. AFP
Colombia's Juan Cuadrado(Right) claims for a foul next to Anas Yaseen of Jordania during a friendly football match at Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos. AFP
Colombia's Juan Cuadrado(Right) claims for a foul next to Anas Yaseen of Jordania during a friendly football match at Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos. AFP
Colombia's Carlos Bacca(17) vies for the ball with Tareq Khattab of Jordania during a friendly football match at Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AFP
Colombia's Carlos Bacca(17) vies for the ball with Tareq Khattab of Jordania during a friendly football match at Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AFP
A man sits next to a World Cup advertising poster in Salvador ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. AFP
A man sits next to a World Cup advertising poster in Salvador ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. AFP
Colombia's Carlos Sanchez (Right) vies for the ball with Jordan's Odai Saify during a friendly football match in preparation for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup, at Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos Aires. AFP
Colombia's Carlos Sanchez (Right) vies for the ball with Jordan's Odai Saify during a friendly football match in preparation for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup, at Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos Aires. AFP
Jordan's defender Yousef Thoudan (Right) vies for the ball with Colombia's defender Eder Alvarez Balanta during a friendly football match at Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AFP
Jordan's defender Yousef Thoudan (Right) vies for the ball with Colombia's defender Eder Alvarez Balanta during a friendly football match at Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AFP
Germany's referee for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup Felix Brych uses vanishing spray during the last preparation seminar at Centro de Futebol Zico in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
Germany's referee for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup Felix Brych uses vanishing spray during the last preparation seminar at Centro de Futebol Zico in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
Referees for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup, Netherlands' Bjorn Kuipers (Right) and England's Howard Webb take part in their last preparation seminar at Centro de Futebol Zico in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
Referees for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup, Netherlands' Bjorn Kuipers (Right) and England's Howard Webb take part in their last preparation seminar at Centro de Futebol Zico in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
Colombia's midfielder Victor Ibarbo (Center) vies for the ball with Jordan's defender Rajaee Ayed (Left) during a friendly football match at Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos Aires. AFP
Colombia's midfielder Victor Ibarbo (Center) vies for the ball with Jordan's defender Rajaee Ayed (Left) during a friendly football match at Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos Aires. AFP
Referees for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup and their assistants take part in their last preparation seminar at Centro de Futebol Zico in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
Referees for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup and their assistants take part in their last preparation seminar at Centro de Futebol Zico in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
Robin Van Persie of Netherlands' national soccer team attends a training session ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. REUTERS
Robin Van Persie of Netherlands' national soccer team attends a training session ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. REUTERS
Two 5-meter-tall figures of Misaki, left, and Tsubasa, characters from the Japanese football comic Captain Tsubasa, are displayed outside a shopping mall in Hong Kong to promote the upcoming 2014 World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil. AP
Two 5-meter-tall figures of Misaki, left, and Tsubasa, characters from the Japanese football comic Captain Tsubasa, are displayed outside a shopping mall in Hong Kong to promote the upcoming 2014 World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil. AP
Otter “Arashi ” as a goalkeeper saves a soccer ball hurled by a sea lion, left, during a show at Aburatsubo Marine Park in Miura, near Tokyo. AP
Otter “Arashi ” as a goalkeeper saves a soccer ball hurled by a sea lion, left, during a show at Aburatsubo Marine Park in Miura, near Tokyo. AP
A visitor looks at “Pele,” a 1978 silkscreen by Andy Warhol, at the exhibition “Fútbol: The Beautiful Game,” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles, California. AFP
A visitor looks at “Pele,” a 1978 silkscreen by Andy Warhol, at the exhibition “Fútbol: The Beautiful Game,” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles, California. AFP
Croatia's Ivan Perisic (Right) tries to stop Australia's Ivan Franjic during an international friendly soccer match, ahead of the 2014 World Cup, in Salvador. REUTERS
Croatia's Ivan Perisic (Right) tries to stop Australia's Ivan Franjic during an international friendly soccer match, ahead of the 2014 World Cup, in Salvador. REUTERS

The Beautiful Game, the sport on the eve of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Preparation for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup, at Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos.

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Aween Mysorewala
Jun 09, 2014 04:08pm
Awesome picture display.. Hats off :)
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