{"id":7427,"date":"2023-08-07T12:37:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T12:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/104.211.25.86:7097\/welcome-2014-fifa-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T12:37:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T12:37:57","slug":"welcome-2014-fifa-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/translationexcellence.com\/staging\/welcome-2014-fifa-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the 2014 FIFA World Cup!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4412\" src=\"https:\/\/2022projects.timefortheweb.com\/translation-excellence-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/iStock_000033812500Small_resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today is the day that you\u2019ve been waiting for! June 12<sup>th<\/sup>, 2014 officially marks the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where 32 teams will play the internationally-loved game of soccer to see who wins the title of world champion. The Cup will start with the first match today, at 2:00 p.m. Mountain time, in the Arena de S\u00e3o Paulo in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil. The match will take place between the hosting country of Brazil and Croatia. Including today\u2019s game, there will be 64 matches played over the months of June and July, concluding with the final match on July 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opening ceremony today starts at 12:45 p.m. Mountain time, and according to the artistic director, it is \u201ca tribute to Brazil and its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fifa.com\/worldcup\/news\/y=2014\/m=5\/news=-2337837-2337932.html\">treasures<\/a>: nature, people, and football\u201d. 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