Dida, Cafu, Lucio, Juan, Roberto Carlos, Emerson, Ze Roberto, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Adriano are Brazil's "golden 11" given the task of winning the nation's sixth soccer World Cup known as the "hexacampeonato".
Italy, Czech Republic and Australia all made winning starts at the World Cup on Monday while Togo's coaching saga took another twist.
Time to samba. Brazil sets course for what could be its sixth World Cup title — twice as many as any other country — when it plays Croatia at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday night. Already, thousands of Brazilian fans are in town.
Germany's clash with Poland on Wednesday provides a chance for the World Cup hosts to end a decade-long run of failure against European teams in the finals of major tournaments.
The world soccer powerhouses Netherlands, Mexico and Portugal struggled to beat their rivals on Sunday, the third day of the World Cup Germany kicking off on Friday evening.
Hardline Islamic courts shut cinema halls and barred residents in the Somali capital from watching the World Cup, prompting scores of civilians to protest the ban in which two people were killed, court officials and residents said.
Coach Jose Pekerman picked out striker Hernan Crespo for special praise after Argentina launched their World Cup challenge with a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast on Saturday.
Former champions Argentina and England claimed hard-fought victories on a sweltering second day of the World Cup finals in Germany. England edge Paraguay 1-0 and Agentina ousts Ivory Coast 2-1
Led by captain Dwight Yorke, Trinidad and Tobago players paraded around the perimeter of the field, saluting their fans and savoring a moment few thought could happen.
What a start! Germany kicked off the World Cup by beating Costa Rica 4-2 Friday in the highest-scoring opener in tournament history.
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