RIO DE JANEIRO, June 12 — Rio’s famous Christ the Redeemer statue is illuminated with the colours of the 32 World Cup participating countries.
Brazil kicks off the World Cup 32-team extravaganza in the teeming mega-city of Sao Paulo, where the host nation’s beloved ‘Selecao’ faces Croatia at 5pm (4am Malaysia time) before 61,600 supporters and a worldwide television audience of several hundred million. — AFP-Relaxnews
