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Brazilians celebrate the opening victory

i’s Ian Herbert reports from Sao Paolo after the first game of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Friday 13 June 2014 22:37 BST
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A Brazil football fan covered in flowers and his nation's flag cheers inside the FIFA Fan fest area before the start of the World Cup opens between Brazil and Croatia on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A Brazil football fan covered in flowers and his nation's flag cheers inside the FIFA Fan fest area before the start of the World Cup opens between Brazil and Croatia on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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