For four years, the 2014 World Cup awaited championship, where a total of 32 national teams competed. "Eurofootball.com" presents various championship news every day until the end of the tournament.
The news includes projected lineups, player and coach comments, various photos, news from Brazilian cities, and the most interesting World Cup facts.
On Thursday in Brazil, as usual, three group stage matches will be played. Colombia - Ivory Coast (7 pm), Uruguay - England (10 pm), and Japan - Greece (1 am) national teams will compete against each other.
Predicted starting lineups:
Colombia: Ospina; Zuniga, Zapata, Yepes, Armero; Aguilar, Sanchez; Ibarbo, Rodriguez, Cuadrado; Gutierrez.
Ivory Coast: Barry; Aurier, Bamba, Zokora, Boka; Die, Tiote, Toure; Kalou, Bony, Gervinho.
Uruguay: Muslera; Fucile, Coates, Godin, Caceres; Suani, Gargano, Arevalo, Rodriguez; Suarez, Cavani.
England: Hart; Johnson, Cahill, Jagielka, Baines; Gerrard, Henderson; Barkley, Sterling, Rooney; Sturridge.
Japan: Kawashima; Uchida, Morishige, Yoshida, Nagatomo; Hasebe, Yamaguchi; Okazaki, Honda, Kagawa; Osako.
Greece: Karnezis; Torosidis, Manolas, Papastathopoulos, Holebas; Kone, Maniatis; Salpingidis, Katsouranis, Samaras; Gekas.
Brazilian football fans celebrated after Spain's national team fiasco in the World Cup, where they were eliminated by the Netherlands and Chile. (AFP photo)
Cameroon's national team players were not satisfied with their performance against Croatia. Cameras captured Benoit Assou-Ekotto headbutting his teammate Benjamin Moukandjo.
Internet users don't hold back - social media was filled with various photos after Spain's national team fiasco in the World Cup. Some compared Spain's exit from the championship to the Titanic disaster. (Twitter.com photo)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will not be able to help the England national team in the match against Uruguay. The defender, who plays for "Arsenal" this week, returned to training after a cruciate ligament injury but is not fully ready to play.
