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World Cup 2014: Google honors FIFA World Cup Brazil with a doodle

World Cup 2014: Google honors FIFA World Cup Brazil with a doodle

Google welcomes the XX edition of world football tournament

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Jueves, 12 de junio 2014, 18:12

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The FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 is here. Today starts the maximum performance level football national teams and as usual, Google wanted to highlight a doodle. The most powerful search engine on the planet has honored the World Cup with one of his animations. In it, a yellow and green ball wheel to be placed under the letters of 'Google', then they come to life and rises behind a lively Rio de Janeiro, with the Christ of Corcovado, the Sugar Loaf Bondinho landscape Ipanema beach, among other details, in bright sunshine.

This edition of the Brazil 2014 World Cup kicks off today with the clash between the hosts, Brazil, against Croatia. The meeting will be held at 22.00 (17.00 local time) at the Arena Stadium in Sao Paulo. The Spanish, meanwhile, begin to defend the title of world champion on Friday 13th June at 21.00 (16.00 local time) against the Netherlands in the Fonte Nova Stadium in Salvador Bahia Arena. The full competition schedule and the schedules of all matches are available on the official website of the competition.

The XX edition

This year's will be the twentieth edition of the World Cup Brazil 2014. Was held in Brasil between June 12 and July 13 will be the second time this sporting event takes place in that country, after Championship 1950 - after the FIFA president Joseph Blatter establish criteria continental rotation. It will be the first time since 1978 that the World Cup will take place in South America. In 2004, FIFA chose South America to host the 2014 World Cup. Despite initial enthusiasm of some countries, only Brazil and Colombia presented their official nominations before the closing date on 18 December 2006. Few months later, Colombia withdrew his candidacy, leaving as the only candidate to Brazil. The October 30, 2007, FIFA appointed, officially, as the country will host the World Cup soccer tournament winner 2014. The winner of the tournament will participate as the world champion in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, which will be held in Russia.

It is notable for the first time in a World Cup, the parties will use technology that offers smart ball, to determine doubtful plays, whether or not the ball crossed the goal line all. The official ball is the Adidas Brazuca and mascot of this World Cup Brazil 2014 is Fuleco, an armadillo species Tolypeutes asiel tricinctus and taking over from their predecessors.

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