Brazil Prepares for the World Cup
![An aerial view of a training session of England's national soccer team at the Urca military base near Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 9, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/66b04e34-77ce-40bc-8599-82dc64776694_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An aerial view of a training session of England's national soccer team at the Urca military base near Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 9, 2014.
![Mexico's national soccer player Javier Hernandez kicks the ball during a training session in Santos, Brazil, June 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aae29608-c449-4f9f-9a98-c76164497874_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mexico's national soccer player Javier Hernandez kicks the ball during a training session in Santos, Brazil, June 8, 2014.
![Security personnel sit in the stands and watch the Netherlands soccer team during a training session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4be2b8d7-401c-4c01-945a-50c3cf3b8f6d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Security personnel sit in the stands and watch the Netherlands soccer team during a training session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 8, 2014.
![محرم کے حوالے سے تیار کی گئی ایک چادر جس پر امام حسین کے روضے کی عکاسی کی گئی ہے](https://gdb.voanews.com/05c5fced-366c-42f5-81b7-133bc12ce4da_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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محرم کے حوالے سے تیار کی گئی ایک چادر جس پر امام حسین کے روضے کی عکاسی کی گئی ہے
![Kids play soccer at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4eefc1e6-4fb5-402d-aabb-c435d06775c2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kids play soccer at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 8, 2014.
![An aerial view of the Maracana stadium during sunset in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 8, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/83284b0f-28e2-4e78-8750-42a89ffce31c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An aerial view of the Maracana stadium during sunset in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 8, 2014.
![A dog wears a jersey in the colors of Brazil's soccer team outside Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 7, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3385d5a3-5663-4301-9cbc-f3f5ed5ee71d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A dog wears a jersey in the colors of Brazil's soccer team outside Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 7, 2014.
![The Metropolitan Cathedral is illuminated in Brazil's national colors in honor of the upcoming World Cup, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 6, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/67d3dbd0-13bf-4592-aebd-681eba3f9bb0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Metropolitan Cathedral is illuminated in Brazil's national colors in honor of the upcoming World Cup, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 6, 2014.