FIFA World Cup and Football Soccer News

Stats:

Cameroon	Team stats	Croatia
18	Total shots	21
7	Shots on goal	14
11	Fouls	9
49%	Possession (%)	51%
4	Corners	7
9	Saves	5
0	Offsides	4
1	Red Card	0
0	Yellow Card	1

Brazil defeated Croatia in the opening game of the World Cup 2014, 3-1. Croatia put up 1 on the scoreboard 11 minutes into the game when Brazil defender Marcelo made an embarrassing own goal.

It fell to the hands (or feet)  of Brazil's star Neymar to bring them back scoring in the 28th minute and adding a penalty in the 71st after Fred went down in the box.


Oscar finished things off with the third goal in added time.

Team Stats:

Brazil	Team stats	Croatia
14	Total shots	10
9	Shots on goal	4
5	Fouls	21
59%	Possession (%)	41%
7	Corners	3
4	Saves	6
1	Offsides	0
0	Red Card	0
2	Yellow Card	2

Coach: Niko Kovač

Goalkeepers: 

Stipe Pletikosa (Rostov),
Danijel Subasic (Monaco),
Oliver Zelenika (Dinamo Zagreb)

Defenders: 

Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk),
Dejan Lovren (Southampton),
Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow),
Gordon Schildenfeld (Panathinaikos),
Danijel Pranjic (Panathinaikos),
Domagoj Vida (Dynamo Kiev),
Sime Vrsaljko (Genoa).

Midfielders: 

Luka Modric (Real Madrid),
Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla),
Ognjen Vukojevic (Dynamo Kiev),
Ivan Perisic (Wolfsburg),
Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan),
Marcelo Brozovic (Dinamo Zagreb),
Milan Badelj (Hamburg),
Sammir (Getafe).

Forwards: 

Mario Mandzukic (Bayern Munich),
Ivica Olic (Wolfsburg),
Eduardo (Shakhtar Donetsk),
Nikica Jelavic (Hull City),
Ante Rebic (Fiorentina),

FIFA World Cup 2014 kits from every country participating in Brazil. Which is your favorite?

ALGERIA

ARGENTINA

AUSTRALIA

BELGIUM

BRAZIL

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

CAMEROON

CHILE

COLOMBIA

COSTA RICA

CROATIA

ECUADOR

ENGLAND

FRANCE

GERMANY

GHANA

GREECE

HONDURAS

IRAN

ITALY

IVORY COAST

JAPAN

MEXICO

NETHERLANDS

NIGERIA

PORTUGAL

RUSSIA

SOUTH KOREA

SPAIN

SWITZERLAND

URUGUAY

UNITED STATES

Two of the 31 teams who will be participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup arrived in Brazil on Tuesday, June 3.

Iran arrived at the Sao Paulo International Airport at 4:10pm (local time). Shortly after, Croatia arrived at Salvador International Airport at 4:15 PM (local time) and went straight to the Team Base Camp in Praia do Forte, Mata de Sao Joao, in the metropolitan region of Salvador .

Upon arrival in Sao Paulo, coach Carlos Queiroz said that Iran will do everything possible to have a successful campaign in the FIFA World Cup.

"As we came from the other side of the world we arrived earlier to start our preparation. We have earned the right to play against the best and now it's time to do it. We have 90 minutes in each game and we will use them the best possible way", Queiroz said.

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