Brazil’s Rousseff gets a boost as World Cup starts well

Brazil’s President Dilma Roussef vowed that her country is ready to host the most trouble-plagued World Cup in history from today as she confronted public anger at the multi-billion-dollar price tag.

What better platform to make a statement than one watched by billions around the planet?

Chelsea midfielder Oscar put the seal on the win with a late strike from distance to trigger delirium.

Preview followed by live coverage of Monday's World Cup game between Cameroon and Brazil.

President Dilma Rousseff: “I hear and respect those opinions but I don’t agree with them. It is a false dilemma” Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff says her country is ready, on and off the pitch, for the football World Cup which starts on Thursday. In a TV address, she said “the pessimists” had been defeated by the determination of the Brazilian people. She rejected criticism of overspending, saying that the tournament would leave a lasting legacy of infrastructure. Brazil has seen a year...

The BBC's Peter Okwoche has visited an area known as "Little Africa" in Rio to find out how much people know about the heritage and history of black people in Brazil.

Players expected to figure prominently would mostly be from up and coming developing countries!

Smug South Africa warns Brazil about rose-tinted legacy hopes

>Uruguay star Luis Suarez was suspended for nine matches for biting an opponent yesterday as World Cup chiefs struck back with the heaviest sanction against a player in the tournament’s history.