Friday, July 4, 2014

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Watch Colombia vs. Brazil Live FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 on 04 Jul 2014 @17:00 Local time or Eastern Time 4:00 PM ETColombia vs. Brazil Live Match will held at Estadio Castelao Fortaleza (BRA)Colombia vs. Brazil Live Match is under Quarter-finals. Here you can watch Colombia vs. Brazil live HD Football Match and also get free p2p live stream! based on your demand. Just follow the below links which will lead you to go the live match. You are most welcome to catch Colombia vs. Brazil live enjoyable match events staying with us.

Brazil vs. Colombia live 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP on 04 Jul 2014
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MATCH DETAILS:
Colombia vs. Brazil LIVE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH
COMPETITION NAME: Colombia vs. Brazil
VENUE: Estadio Castelao Fortaleza (BRA)
COMPETITOR: Brazil, Colombia
DATE: 04 Jul 2014
TIME: 17:00 Local time | 4:00 PM ET
Stage: Quarter-finals
TV: ESPN
STATUS: Live

Brazil vs Colombia live 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP Quarter-finals
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Brazil
Brazil
Squad Lists (Brazil)
Goalkeepers: Cesar, Jefferson, Victor.
Defenders: Marcelo, Alves, Maicon, Maxwell, Silva, Luiz, Dante, Henrique.
Midfielders: Paulinho, Ramires, Willian, Oscar, Hernanes, Gustavo, Fernandinho.
Forwards: Bernard, Neymar, Fred, Jo, Hulk.
COACH: Luiz Felipe SCOLARI (BRA)



Colombia
Colombia
Squad Lists (Colombia)
Goalkeepers: Ospina, Mondragon, Vargas.
Defenders: Yepes, Zapata, Armero, Zuniga, Arias, Balanta, Valdes.
Midfielders: Guarin, Cuadrado, Rodriguez, Aguilar, Quintero, Sanchez, Carbonero, Mejia.
Forwards: Ibarbo, Martinez, Bacca, Ramos, Gutierrez.
COACH: Jose PEKERMAN (ARG)



The Match Facts of Brazil VS Colombia 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP
REFEREE:
OFFICIALS Referee: Carlos VELASCO CARBALLO from Spain (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto ALONSO FERNANDEZ (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan YUSTE (ESP)
Fourth official: Svein Oddvar MOEN (NOR)


HEAD-TO-HEAD Overview:
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED: 25
BRA: WINS (15), DRAWS (8)
COL: WINS (2), DRAWS (8)
TOTAL GOALS SCORED: 66
BRA: 55
COL: 11


Stadium of Estadio Castelao
Stadium of Estadio Castelao
About the Stadium of Estadio Castelao:

Stadium name: Estadio Castelao
City: Fortaleza
Year constructed: 1973
Overall capacity: 60342

The people of Fortaleza have a passion for the game as well as the city’s two biggest clubs, Ceara and Fortaleza. And it is an attachment that can only grow with the remodelling of the city’s main football stadium, the Castelao.
Built in 1973 and officially known as the Estadio Governador Placido Castelo, the Castelao is home to both teams and has been entirely renovated to host matches at the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.
As well as having its capacity increased to 60,342, the revamped stadium will boast an underground car park with 1,900 spaces, executive boxes, a VIP area, media centre, mixed zone and fully refurbished dressing rooms. In addition, a new roof now covers all its tiers, including the pitchside ring of seating.
Access to the Castelao has also been upgraded, with the creation of four exclusive bus lanes, an LRV (light rail vehicle) line and two metro stations, making it far easier for fans to reach the stadium and the complex it will form part of, which will house restaurants, cinemas, a hotel and an Olympic centre.
The Castelao is the venue for A Seleção’s second group match at Brazil 2014. The support the home favourites receive is sure to be every bit as fervent as it was when they ran out there for a March 2002 friendly against Yugoslavia, the game that marked Ronaldo’s long-awaited return to action in the build-up to Brazil’s triumph at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan.


About the City of Fortaleza:

Although it was officially founded as a village in 1726, and would only become the capital of Ceará in 1799, Fortaleza (Portuguese for ‘fortress') owes its name to the period between 1637 to 1654, when it was controlled by the Dutch, who built the Schoonenborch Fort.
Featuring 34 kilometres of wonderful beaches, Fortaleza has been one of the main tourist destinations in the north-east of Brazil for several years. It has also developed into an important economic centre and a densely populated metropolitan area: over 2.4 million people reside within its 313 square kilometres (120,8 sq mi).
Most of the tourist attractions in Fortaleza revolve around its beaches: the Praia do Futuro (Future Beach) popular for its several barracas - simple kiosk-restaurants built on the sand that serve fresh, typical seafood - while Iracema is the place for bars and nightclubs. There is also more bucolic Mucuripe Beach, from where fishermen venture into the sea with their jangadas (handmade wooden boats). The coastal Beira Mar avenue is also the place for a traditional daily craftsmen's fair and for some of the top spots to dance the forró, a typical rhythm from the north-east of Brazil.
Over the decades, Fortaleza has invested in infra-structure for tourism and in new features such as the Centro Dragão do Mar de Arte e Cultura  (Sea Dragon Art and Culture Centre) and the Beach Park, Brazil's largest water park, with several cutting-edge speed-slides distributed along 35,000 square kilometres.


Football
Two of the most popular clubs from the north-east of Brazil come from Fortaleza: Ceara Sporting Club and Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Both teams have historically shared the attention of the fans throughout the whole state of Ceará, as well as the state titles.
The two sides have also played memorable roles in national competitions: Ceará were the runner-ups in the Copa do Brasil in 1994, when they lost to Gremio, and they reached the semi finals in 2005, while Fortaleza finished runners-up twice in the Taca Brasil (a predecessor to the Campeonato Brasileiro), in 1960 and 1968.
The city of Fortaleza offers two main stadiums for the matches involving Ceara, Fortaleza and Ferroviário Esporte Clube: the state-owned Plácido Castelo, also known as the Castelão, and the city-owned Presidente Vargas. The Castelão has been revamped and expanded to host over 58,000 fans at Brazil 2014.

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Watch Germany vs. France Live FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 on 04 Jul 2014 @13:00 Local time or Eastern Time 12:00 PM ETGermany vs. France Live Match will held at Estadio do Maracana Rio De Janeiro (BRA)Germany vs. France Live Match is under Quarter-finals. Here you can watch Germany vs. France live HD Football Match and also get free p2p live stream! based on your demand. Just follow the below links which will lead you to go the live match. You are most welcome to catch Germany vs. France live enjoyable match events staying with us.

France vs. Germany live 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP on 04 Jul 2014
Germany vs. France live 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP on 04 Jul 2014

MATCH DETAILS:
Germany vs. France LIVE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH
COMPETITION NAME: Germany vs. France 
VENUE: Estadio do Maracana Rio De Janeiro (BRA)
COMPETITOR: France, Germany
DATE: 04 Jul 2014
TIME: 13:00 Local time | 12:00 PM ET
Stage: Quarter-finals
TV: ESPN2
STATUS: Live


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France
France
Squad Lists (France)
Goalkeepers: Lloris, Ruffier, Landreau.
Defenders: Debuchy, Digne, Evra, Koscielny, Sagna, Mangala, Sakho, Varane
Midfielders: Cabaye, Matuidi, Mavuba, Pogba, Schneiderlin, Sissoko, Valbuena
Forwards: Benzema, Cabella, Giroud, Griezmann, Remy
COACH: Didier DESCHAMPS (FRA)




Germany
Germany
Squad Lists (Germany)
Goalkeepers: Neuer, Weidenfeller, Zieler
Defenders: Boateng, Durm, Grosskreutz, Howedes, Hummels, Lahm, Mertesacker, Mustafi
Midfielders: Draxler, Ginter, Gotze, Kramer, Khedira, Kroos, Muller, Ozil, Schurrle, Schweinsteiger
Forwards: Klose, Podolski
COACH: Joachim LOEW (GER)



The Match Facts of France VS Germany 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP
REFEREE:
OFFICIALS Referee: Nestor PITANA from Argentina (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Hernan MAIDANA (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Pablo BELATTI (ARG)
Fourth official: Jonas ERIKSSON (SWE)


HEAD-TO-HEAD Overview:
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED: 25
FRA: WINS (11), DRAWS (6)
GER: WINS (8), DRAWS (6)
TOTAL GOALS SCORED: 83
FRA: 41
GER: 42



About the Stadium of ESTADIO DO MARACANA:
Stadium name: Estadio do Maracana
City: Rio De Janeiro
Year constructed: 1950
Overall capacity: 74738

Stadium of ESTADIO DO MARACANA
Stadium of ESTADIO DO MARACANA
Built for the 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, the Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho, better known as the Maracana, provided the venue for that year’s truly memorable decider between the host nation and Uruguay, one of the most dramatic chapters in the history of the competition.
The Rio de Janeiro stadium will be in the limelight once again at Brazil 2014, hosting seven games in all, more than any other venue. Among those matches will be the Final on 13 July.
Once the largest stadium in the world, packing in crowds of up to 200,000 – among the highest attendances ever seen in the history of the game – the Maracana now has a reduced capacity of 74,738 for Brazil 2014. It remains, nevertheless, the country’s biggest football ground.
Respecting the original layout of the stadium, the project for its refurbishment included the demolition of the lower ring of seats, the construction of a new ring offering improved visibility, the expansion of the access ramps and the replacement of all seating. The stadium is also be fitted with a new roof complete with a rainwater collection system. The facade, which has been listed by the National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage, remains untouched.
Rio’s second most popular tourist attraction, the Maracana continued to attract football fans from all over the world, even as it underwent renovation. Visitors to the stadium could watch work unfold from the Torre de Vidro (Glass Tower), built especially for the occasion, and could even take a piece of the old stadium away with them as a souvenir.


About the City of Rio De Janeiro:

On 1 January 1502, the Portuguese explorer Gaspar de Lemos brought his ship into a bay on the Brazilian coast, which is now called Guanabara Bay. Mistakenly confusing the bay with the mouth of a river, he named it Rio de Janeiro - literally translated as the January River.
The city of Rio de Janeiro itself was founded on 1 March 1565 by Estacio de Sa, and was the seat of Brazilian politics from 1764 until 1960, when it was replaced by Brasilia. Nonetheless, Rio remains Brazil's most popular tourist destination and cultural hotspot, besides being the country's second most populous metropolis with just over 6 million residents.
As well as its incomparable natural beauty, Rio's rich history and the cariocas' contagious joie de vivre have all contributed to making the city known and loved across the globe. The highlights of the Rio calendar include the New Year's Eve celebrations and world-famous Carnival. This bustling metropolis, located between a tropical forest and a series of magnificent beaches, is an ideal base for exploring either, while the Cidade Maravilhosa has everything fans of modern urban life could wish for.
Rio de Janeiro is without doubt a city packed with contrasts: its striking colonial architecture recalling a bygone era while its imposing modern buildings represent a bright future. Perhaps the two most iconic sights are the Sugarloaf Mountain and the statue of Christ the Redeemer, which sits atop the Corcovado Mountain, these images winging their way around the world on the front of millions of postcards.


Football
Rio de Janeiro is the very depiction of Brazilian football with all forms of kick abouts taking on its streets, public parks and vast beaches. It comes as no surprise, then, that the city is the birthplace of such world-renowned footballers as Jairzinho, Zico, Ronaldo and Romario, to name but a few.
Four of Brazil's biggest and most popular clubs are based in the Cidade Maravilhosa: Botafogo, Fluminense, Vasco da Gama and Flamengo, the club with the country's biggest fan base, of over 30 million aficionados.
Football is like a religion for the cariocas, and its temple is undoubtedly the mythical state-owned Maracana, arguably the most famous and once the largest stadium in the world. Officially named Mario Filho Stadium, after a famous sports journalist, the Maracana was inaugurated shortly before the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and hosted five of the home country's six matches in that competition, including the fateful 1-2 loss to Uruguay in the final match of the tournament. The resounding defeat on 16 July 1950 - dubbed Maracanazo by world champions Uruguay - was to be forever remembered as a national disaster in Brazil.
The Maracana has been completely renewed for the FIFA World Cup, in order to offer absolute comfort while still being the largest stadium in Brazil as a 75,117-seater. 
The Engenhão, which was built as a venue for the Pan-American Games in 2007 and will be used in the 2016 Olympic Games, is the home ground of Botafogo. Vasco owns the São Januário, a stadium built in the 1920s that was the largest in the country before the Maracanã was opened.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

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Peralta downs Cameroon, gets Mexico rolling
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Watch Mexico vs. Cameroon Live FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 on 13 JUN 2014 @13:00 Local time. Mexico vs. Cameroon Live Match will held at Estadio das Dunas Natal (BRA). Mexico vs. Cameroon Live Match is under GROUP A. Here you can watch Mexico vs. Cameroon live HD Football Match and also get free p2p live stream! based on your demand. Just follow the below links which will lead you to go the live match. You are most welcome to catch Mexico vs. Cameroon live enjoyable match events staying with us.


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Mexico vs. Cameroon LIVE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH
COMPETITION NAME: Mexico vs. Cameroon 
VENUE: Estadio das Dunas Natal (BRA)
COMPETITOR: Mexico, Cameroon
DATE: 13 JUN 2014
TIME: 13:00 Local time
Group Stage: GROUP A
TV: ESPN
STATUS: Live


MATCH RESULT:
Mexico (1) vs Cameroon (0) FULL TIME
Mexico (O PERALTA 61')

GROUP A
BRAZIL
MEXICO
CROATIA
CAMEROON


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Before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A match between Brazil and Croatia
Before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group A match between Brazil and Croatia


Watch Brazil vs. Croatia Live FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 on 12 JUN 2014 @17:00 Local time. Brazil vs. Croatia Live Match will held at Arena Corinthians Sao Paulo (BRA). Brazil vs. Croatia Live Match is under GROUP A. Here you can watch Brazil vs. Croatia live HD Football Match and also get free p2p live stream! based on your demand. Just follow the below links which will lead you to go the live match. You are most welcome to catch Brazil vs. Croatia live enjoyable match events staying with us.


MATCH DETAILS:
Brazil vs. Croatia LIVE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH
COMPETITION NAME: Brazil vs. Croatia 
VENUE: Arena Corinthians Sao Paulo (BRA)
COMPETITOR: Brazil, Croatia
DATE: 12 JUN 2014
TIME: 17:00 Local time
Group Stage: GROUP A
TV: ESPN
STATUS: Live


MATCH RESULT:
BRAZIL (3) vs CROATIA (1) FULL TIME
BRAZIL (NEYMAR JR 29', 71' PEN  OSCAR 90'+)
CROATIA(MARCELO 11' OG)


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Thursday, June 26, 2014

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Watch Colombia vs. Uruguay Live FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 on 28 Jun 2014 @17:00 Local time or Eastern Time 4:00 PM ET. Colombia vs. Uruguay Live Match will held at Estadio do Maracana Rio De Janeiro (BRA). Colombia vs. Uruguay Live Match is under Round of 16. Here you can watch Colombia vs. Uruguay live HD Football Match and also get free p2p live stream! based on your demand. Just follow the below links which will lead you to go the live match. You are most welcome to catch Colombia vs. Uruguay live enjoyable match events staying with us.


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Colombia vs. Uruguay LIVE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH
COMPETITION NAME: Colombia vs. Uruguay 
VENUE: Estadio do Maracana Rio De Janeiro (BRA)
COMPETITOR: Colombia, Uruguay
DATE: 28 Jun 2014
TIME: 17:00 Local time | 4:00 PM ET
Round Stage: Round 16
TV: ABC
STATUS: Live


Colombia vs. Uruguay live 2014 FIFA
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HEAD-TO-HEAD Overview:
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED: 38
COL: WINS (11), DRAWS (9)
URU: WINS (18), DRAWS (9)

TOTAL GOALS SCORED: 97
COL: 43
URU: 54




Squad Lists (Colombia)
OSPINA(GK), C. ZAPATA, YEPES, ARIAS, C. CARBONERO, C. SANCHEZ, P. ARMERO, AGUILAR T., TEO, JAMES, CUADRADO, VARGAS(GK), GUARIN, IBARBO, A. MEJIA, A. BALANTA, BACCA, C. ZUÑIGA, RAMOS, QUINTERO, JACKSON M., MONDRAGON(GK), VALDES

COACH: Jose PEKERMAN (ARG)


Squad Lists (Uruguay)
F. MUSLERA(GK), D. LUGANO, D. GODIN, J. FUCILE, W. GARGANO, A. PEREIRA, C. RODRIGUEZ, A. HERNANDEZ, L. SUAREZ, D. FORLAN, C. STUANI, R. MUÑOZ(GK), J.M. GIMENEZ, N. LODEIRO, D. PEREZ, M. PEREIRA, E. AREVALO RIOS, G. RAMIREZ, S. COATES, A. GONZALEZ, E. CAVANI, M. CACERES, M. SILVA(GK) 

COACH: Oscar TABAREZ (URU)



Estadio do Maracana
FIFA Stadium- Estadio do Maracana

About the Stadium of Estadio do Maracana:
Stadium name: Estadio do Maracana
City: Rio De Janeiro
Year constructed: 1950
Overall capacity: 74738

Built for the 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, the Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho, better known as the Maracana, provided the venue for that year’s truly memorable decider between the host nation and Uruguay, one of the most dramatic chapters in the history of the competition. The Rio de Janeiro stadium will be in the limelight once again at Brazil 2014, hosting seven games in all, more than any other venue. Among those matches will be the Final on 13 July. Once the largest stadium in the world, packing in crowds of up to 200,000 – among the highest attendances ever seen in the history of the game – the Maracana now has a reduced capacity of 74,738 for Brazil 2014. It remains, nevertheless, the country’s biggest football ground. Respecting the original layout of the stadium, the project for its refurbishment included the demolition of the lower ring of seats, the construction of a new ring offering improved visibility, the expansion of the access ramps and the replacement of all seating. The stadium is also be fitted with a new roof complete with a rainwater collection system. The facade, which has been listed by the National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage, remains untouched. Rio’s second most popular tourist attraction, the Maracana continued to attract football fans from all over the world, even as it underwent renovation. Visitors to the stadium could watch work unfold from the Torre de Vidro (Glass Tower), built especially for the occasion, and could even take a piece of the old stadium away with them as a souvenir.


About the City of Rio de Janeiro:
On 1 January 1502, the Portuguese explorer Gaspar de Lemos brought his ship into a bay on the Brazilian coast, which is now called Guanabara Bay. Mistakenly confusing the bay with the mouth of a river, he named it Rio de Janeiro - literally translated as the January River. The city of Rio de Janeiro itself was founded on 1 March 1565 by Estacio de Sa, and was the seat of Brazilian politics from 1764 until 1960, when it was replaced by Brasilia. Nonetheless, Rio remains Brazil's most popular tourist destination and cultural hotspot, besides being the country's second most populous metropolis with just over 6 million residents. As well as its incomparable natural beauty, Rio's rich history and the cariocas' contagious joie de vivre have all contributed to making the city known and loved across the globe. The highlights of the Rio calendar include the New Year's Eve celebrations and world-famous Carnival. This bustling metropolis, located between a tropical forest and a series of magnificent beaches, is an ideal base for exploring either, while the Cidade Maravilhosa has everything fans of modern urban life could wish for. Rio de Janeiro is without doubt a city packed with contrasts: its striking colonial architecture recalling a bygone era while its imposing modern buildings represent a bright future. Perhaps the two most iconic sights are the Sugarloaf Mountain and the statue of Christ the Redeemer, which sits atop the Corcovado Mountain, these images winging their way around the world on the front of millions of postcards.

Football
Rio de Janeiro is the very depiction of Brazilian football with all forms of kick abouts taking on its streets, public parks and vast beaches. It comes as no surprise, then, that the city is the birthplace of such world-renowned footballers as Jairzinho, Zico, Ronaldo and Romario, to name but a few. Four of Brazil's biggest and most popular clubs are based in the Cidade Maravilhosa: Botafogo, Fluminense, Vasco da Gama and Flamengo, the club with the country's biggest fan base, of over 30 million aficionados. Football is like a religion for the cariocas, and its temple is undoubtedly the mythical state-owned Maracana, arguably the most famous and once the largest stadium in the world. Officially named Mario Filho Stadium, after a famous sports journalist, the Maracana was inaugurated shortly before the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and hosted five of the home country's six matches in that competition, including the fateful 1-2 loss to Uruguay in the final match of the tournament. The resounding defeat on 16 July 1950 - dubbed Maracanazo by world champions Uruguay - was to be forever remembered as a national disaster in Brazil. The Maracana has been completely renewed for the FIFA World Cup, in order to offer absolute comfort while still being the largest stadium in Brazil as a 75,117-seater. The Engenhão, which was built as a venue for the Pan-American Games in 2007 and will be used in the 2016 Olympic Games, is the home ground of Botafogo. Vasco owns the São Januário, a stadium built in the 1920s that was the largest in the country before the Maracanã was opened.

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Stadium of Estadio do Maracana 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP

Stadium name: Estadio do Maracana
City: Rio De Janeiro
Year constructed: 1950
Overall capacity: 74738
ESTADIO DO MARACANA

Built for the 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, the Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho, better known as the Maracana, provided the venue for that year’s truly memorable decider between the host nation and Uruguay, one of the most dramatic chapters in the history of the competition.The Rio de Janeiro stadium will be in the limelight once again at Brazil 2014, hosting seven games in all, more than any other venue. Among those matches will be the Final on 13 July.Once the largest stadium in the world, packing in crowds of up to 200,000 – among the highest attendances ever seen in the history of the game – the Maracana now has a reduced capacity of 74,738 for Brazil 2014. It remains, nevertheless, the country’s biggest football ground.Respecting the original layout of the stadium, the project for its refurbishment included the demolition of the lower ring of seats, the construction of a new ring offering improved visibility, the expansion of the access ramps and the replacement of all seating. The stadium is also be fitted with a new roof complete with a rainwater collection system. The facade, which has been listed by the National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage, remains untouched.Rio’s second most popular tourist attraction, the Maracana continued to attract football fans from all over the world, even as it underwent renovation. Visitors to the stadium could watch work unfold from the Torre de Vidro (Glass Tower), built especially for the occasion, and could even take a piece of the old stadium away with them as a souvenir.

Stadium of Estadio do Maracana 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP
Stadium of Estadio do Maracana 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP


About the City of Fortaleza:
On 1 January 1502, the Portuguese explorer Gaspar de Lemos brought his ship into a bay on the Brazilian coast, which is now called Guanabara Bay. Mistakenly confusing the bay with the mouth of a river, he named it Rio de Janeiro - literally translated as the January River.The city of Rio de Janeiro itself was founded on 1 March 1565 by Estacio de Sa, and was the seat of Brazilian politics from 1764 until 1960, when it was replaced by Brasilia. Nonetheless, Rio remains Brazil's most popular tourist destination and cultural hotspot, besides being the country's second most populous metropolis with just over 6 million residents.As well as its incomparable natural beauty, Rio's rich history and the cariocas' contagious joie de vivre have all contributed to making the city known and loved across the globe. The highlights of the Rio calendar include the New Year's Eve celebrations and world-famous Carnival. This bustling metropolis, located between a tropical forest and a series of magnificent beaches, is an ideal base for exploring either, while the Cidade Maravilhosa has everything fans of modern urban life could wish for.Rio de Janeiro is without doubt a city packed with contrasts: its striking colonial architecture recalling a bygone era while its imposing modern buildings represent a bright future. Perhaps the two most iconic sights are the Sugarloaf Mountain and the statue of Christ the Redeemer, which sits atop the Corcovado Mountain, these images winging their way around the world on the front of millions of postcards.



                                                                     
Football
Rio de Janeiro is the very depiction of Brazilian football with all forms of kick abouts taking on its streets, public parks and vast beaches. It comes as no surprise, then, that the city is the birthplace of such world-renowned footballers as Jairzinho, Zico, Ronaldo and Romario, to name but a few.Four of Brazil's biggest and most popular clubs are based in the Cidade Maravilhosa: Botafogo, Fluminense, Vasco da Gama and Flamengo, the club with the country's biggest fan base, of over 30 million aficionados.Football is like a religion for the cariocas, and its temple is undoubtedly the mythical state-owned Maracana, arguably the most famous and once the largest stadium in the world. Officially named Mario Filho Stadium, after a famous sports journalist, the Maracana was inaugurated shortly before the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and hosted five of the home country's six matches in that competition, including the fateful 1-2 loss to Uruguay in the final match of the tournament. The resounding defeat on 16 July 1950 - dubbed Maracanazo by world champions Uruguay - was to be forever remembered as a national disaster in Brazil.The Maracana has been completely renewed for the FIFA World Cup, in order to offer absolute comfort while still being the largest stadium in Brazil as a 75,117-seater. The Engenhão, which was built as a venue for the Pan-American Games in 2007 and will be used in the 2016 Olympic Games, is the home ground of Botafogo. Vasco owns the São Januário, a stadium built in the 1920s that was the largest in the country before the Maracanã was opened.

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Stadium of Arena Pernambuco 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP

Stadium name: Estadio Mineirao
City: Belo Horizonte
Year constructed: 1965
Overall capacity: 58170

One of the most historic venues in Brazilian football and called home by Atletico Mineiro and Cruzeiro, both former national champions, the 58,170 capacity Estadio Mineirao has undergone a complete overhaul prior to hosting six matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ - including one semi-final.The modernisation project included the lowering of the pitch surface and improving stadium accessibility, among other issues, with sustainability principles at the core of all work carried out. Exemplifying this approach is the facility to capture and store up to 6,270,000 litres of rainwater, which can then be reused.Located in the Pampulha neighbourhood of Belo Horizonte and inaugurated on 5 December 1965, the stadium belongs to the Minas Gerais state government. Going by the official name of the Estadio Governador Magalhaes Pinto, in footballing circles it is almost universally known as the Mineirão.Boasting an enthusiastic and vibrant atmosphere on matchdays, whether it be O Galo (Atletico Mineiro) or A Raposa (Cruzeiro) that are playing at home, the Mineirão has also proved a worthy setting for Brazilian national team matches – including A Seleção’s clashes with arch-rivals Argentina in FIFA World Cup qualifying encounters in 2004 and 2008.What is more, the stadium has been regularly graced over the years by attacking legends such as Ronaldo, Tostao, Reinaldo and Dario.
BELO HORIZONTE

BELO HORIZONTE


About the City of Fortaleza:
Since the 18th century, during the days of the Inconfidência Mineira - an independence conspiracy against the domination of the Portuguese crown - the state of Minas Gerais gambled with the idea of instating a new capital to replace Ouro Preto. Once Brazil declared its independence (1822) and became a republic in 1889, the stage was set for a new capital to be chosen. Among several contestants, the small avillage of Curral del-Rei achieved the right to host the Cidade de Minas, officially inaugurated in 1897 and whose name was eventually changed in 1906 to Belo Horizonte (Portuguese for ‘beautiful horizon').Engineer Aarao Reis, an admirer of Paris and Washington, D.C., was responsible for putting the urban planning for the new state capital together. What his project did not contemplate, though, was the fast-paced development through which Belo Horizonte would go after a period of stagnation in the first decades of the 20th century. Soon the city expanded beyond its original limits and new neighbourhoods had to be planned and developed - the most notorious of them the Pampulha, an area of wide avenues and many squares and parks designed in the 1940s by Brazil's premier architect Oscar Niemeyer.Today Belo Horizonte - or Beagá, as the city is famously known, after the sound of initials BH in Portuguese - is the sixth-most populous city in Brazil with just over 2.4 million residents, while its metropolitan area comprising a total 34 cities ranks third in the country, behind Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.From the beauty of its green areas to the careful city-planning; from the wide array of cultural activities to the nature wonders of the Serra do Curral surrounding it, Belo Horizonte has several reasons for being constantly appointed as one of the Latin American metropolises that provides the best qualify of life.

Football
The number one question when someone meets a belo-horizontino is often the same: Atletico Mineiro or Cruzeiro? The city is in love with football and lives under a constant atmosphere of rivalry between two of the top contenders in Brazilian football: Clube Atlético Mineiro, the Galo (Rooster), and Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, also known as the Raposa (Fox). América Futebol Clube, the Coelho (Rabbit), is also a traditional state rival and has had its successful surges over the years.Atlético Mineiro was the winner of the maiden edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro in 1971, and has been graced by the talents of Reinaldo, Toninho Cerezo and Eder, among others, while Cruzeiro's silverware collection goes from one Brasileiro in 2003 to four Copa do Brasil titles, two Copa Libertadores crowns (1976 and 1997). The Raposa were the first stage in the career of such big names as Tostao and Ronaldo.The ultimate stage for the Atlético vs. Cruzeiro derbies and for the big matches held in the state of Minas Gerais is Governor Magalhaes Pinto stadium, famously known as the Mineirão; a 72,000-seater that has once housed over 100,000 fans and is one of the best and most charismatic football grounds in Brazil that has gone through modernisation work to turn it into a comfortable 58,000-seater.
 

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