World Cup

FILE - In this May 8, 2014 file photo, guests wade in the pool at Hotel Portobello where Italy's soccer team will train and reside during the World Cup in Mangaratiba, Brazil. A Brazilian consumer defense agency said Monday, May 26, 2014 it's found past-expiration food at Hotel Portobello as well as the Royal Tulip Hotel where England's team will stay during the World Cup. The Rio de Janeiro state agency said that the inspections were part of an effort to enforce food safety codes ahead of next month's tournament. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Brazil: Old food found at World Cup team hotels

Washington Examiner · May 27, 2014 3:40 pm

In this May 13, 2014, photo,This aerial view shot through an airplane window shows the Maracana stadium behind the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As opening day for the World Cup approaches, people continue to stage protests, some about the billions of dollars spent on the World Cup at a time of social hardship, but soccer is still a unifying force. The international soccer tournament will be the first in the South American nation since 1950. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

AP PHOTOS: Brazil in countdown for World Cup start

Washington Examiner · May 26, 2014 4:28 pm

Brazil World Cup song fails to strike right tone

LUIS ANDRES HENAO · May 25, 2014 6:28 pm

Demonstrators protest against money spent on the preparations for the upcoming World Cup, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, May 24, 2014. The Sao Paulo police department said on its Twitter page that no violent incidents had been reported and that about 250 protesters took part in the demonstration which began outside the city's Roman Catholic cathedral. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Anti-World Cup protest rally in Brazil

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 11:16 pm

Brazil’s weak service makes World Cup Tweets unlikely

LUIS ANDRES HENAO · May 24, 2014 4:30 am

Police helicopter hovers in front of the National Stadium during a practice for security operations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, May 22, 2014. The football stadium is a multi-purpose arena that will host games during the 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament that starts in June. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil sets aside $856M for World Cup security

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 1:43 am

Venezuela blames World Cup for airline cutbacks

Jorge Rueda · May 22, 2014 11:54 pm

A boy walks on a street decorated for the upcoming World Cup in Manaus, Brazil, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Manaus is one of the host cities for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Record World Cup numbers game for FIFA and Brazil

Graham Dunbar · May 22, 2014 8:45 pm

FILE - This March 2014 file photo released by Portal da Copa, shows an aerial view of the Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It's all coming down to the final 30 days. Brazil had seven years to get ready for the World Cup, but it enters the final month of preparations with a lot yet to be done. (AP Photo/Portal da Copa, Mauricio Simonetti, File)

With Cup a month away, a lot to be done in Brazil

Tales Azzoni · May 13, 2014 9:19 pm

Brazil beefs up border security ahead of World Cup

Brazil beefs up border security ahead of World Cup

Washington Examiner · May 10, 2014 3:59 pm

Biden to meet with Brazil leader on World Cup trip

Biden to meet with Brazil leader on World Cup trip

Washington Examiner · May 8, 2014 10:45 pm

A woman is pepper sprayed as residents of Pavao-Pavaozinho slum clash with riot police during a protest against the death of Douglas Rafael da Silva Pereira after his burial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 24, 2014. A protest followed the burial of Douglas Pereira, whose shooting death sparked clashes Tuesday night between police and residents of the Pavao-Pavaozinho slum. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

FIFA concerned but confident about Brazil violence

LUIS ANDRES HENAO · April 25, 2014 3:37 am