Day 1 : FIFA World Cup 2014 | Opening Ceremony | Brazil – Croatia 3-1

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Don't worry if could not watch the opening ceremony of FIFA World Cup 2014 or the exciting match between the hosts Brazil vs Croatia, we have you covered here

Watch highlights from the opening ceremony for the 2014 World Cup from the Arena de Sao Paulo ahead of the first match between hosts Brazil and Croatia.

The colourful opening ceremony had a cast of 660 dancers paying tribute to Brazil's nature, people and football with a show around a "living" ball.

The final act saw a performance of official World Cup song "We Are One" by Jennifer Lopez and rapper Pitbull.

[youtube height=”500″ width=”800″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX1OJxo_HnM[/youtube]

After the ceremony, football took the centre stage and a very exciting match took place between the hosts Brazil and Croatia, which brazil won 3-1. Thanks to two goals from the star Neymar and a goal for the ever industrious Oscar, with Marcelo scoring an unfortunate own goal early in the match to hand a shock lead to the Croatia.

[youtube height=”500″ width=”800″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et0WVxIDQAc[/youtube]

If this is the way the world cup goes, we are in for a treat.

Keep checking our FIFA2014 section for regular updates and match highlights.

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