Brazil 2014: "The World Cup in Brazil was and is a gigantic festival" (Joseph Blatter, FIFA)
"Right from the kick-off on 12/06/2014, football took centre stage and has remained there ever since. The World Cup in Brazil was and is a gigantic festival -- a festival of football from Copacabana to Maracanã, from Manaus in the tropical north to Porto Alegre in the deep south, where the temperatures are reminiscent of late autumn in Europe,...