Let the Games Begin! World Cup Kicks Off in Brazil

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The 2014 FIFA World Cup kicked off on Thursday in Brazil, bringing together die-hard soccer fans around the world as well as protesters.

Image: A Brazil soccer fan covered in flowers and his nation's flag cheers inside the FIFA Fan fest area before the start of the World Cup soccer game between Brazil and Croatia

A Brazil soccer fan covered in flowers and his nation's flag cheers inside the FIFA Fan fest area before the start of the World Cup soccer game between Brazil and Croatia on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on June 12.Silvia Izquierdo / AP

June 12, 2014, 7:05 PM EDT / Updated June 12, 2014, 7:10 PM EDT

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