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Count down begins as World Cup kicks off this week in Brazil

Rio De Janeiro: The World Cup kicks off Thursday and soccer fans from Rio de Janeiro's slums to southern India's playgrounds have been shining with their passion for the sport.   While national teams are arriving



Subway workers on strike in Sao Paulo to seek pay raises clashed with police at a metro station in the city, which is hosting the tournament's opening match, to demand a raise. The union walked out on Thursday and insists it will keep up the strike, which has caused traffic chaos in Brazil's largest city.