and were off! 4 years of waiting
Great shot of the opening ceremony from @BenSmithBBC pic.twitter.com/dtE9XO6KwW
— Purely Football (@PurelyFootball) June 12, 2014
Some familiar faces at the opening ceremony
Pitbull doing a bit of a Vincent Tan here at the #WorldCup ceremony http://t.co/KFK8oUlrE6 pic.twitter.com/LK4RKbr33R
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) June 12, 2014
Brazil score the first of the tournament…. and make history
IN A FIRST: Marcelo's own goal against Croatia was Brazil's 1st own goal in #WorldCup history http://t.co/CpJu5fDaWz pic.twitter.com/MC8epddCEN
— Express Sports (@IExpressSports) June 13, 2014
Speaking of history, welcome the magic spray
Magic spray, giant spiders and other alternative World Cup icons: http://t.co/D0nb2eTs8q #babb pic.twitter.com/mM2Qt1q7OJ
— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) June 11, 2014
The abuse could be better placed however
Hate to have this guy's Twitter account right now @Marcello pic.twitter.com/TOQPVzuSL4
— Coral (@Coral) June 12, 2014
The refereeing so far has been questionable at best
The officials in this World Cup so far… pic.twitter.com/BnsSpEEd34
— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) June 13, 2014
Panini mark the occasion…maybe
Panini release limited edition World Cup sticker…. pic.twitter.com/xVJnxn3hSL
— Coral (@Coral) June 13, 2014
And Neymar doesn’t help the situation
Neymar shakes hands with the referee as he's substituted. Not the best look given the way decisions have gone. http://t.co/bWYGF3l1we
— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) June 12, 2014
Thank goodness for goal line technology though
I'm not sure if it's over the line, thank goodness we had goal-line technology for this one. pic.twitter.com/x8U8wKgf59
— TransferScoop (@TransferScoop) June 13, 2014
We love a good stat!
5 – Brazil conceded only five fouls vs Croatia, their joint-lowest total in any World Cup match from 1966 to present. Gentle.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 12, 2014
The Barmy army get prepared for tomorrow, we are in a recession you know
Got the England shirt ready for Saturday…. pic.twitter.com/YC3lNzSdvh
— Coral (@Coral) June 13, 2014
As always the fans at the World Cup don’t disappoint!
This is the WORLD CUP! pic.twitter.com/YdrzGLdUq4
— Epic Football (@TheEpicFootball) June 13, 2014
Remember to take advantage of our fantastic offer tomorrow, come on England!
If #ENG beat #ITA we'll refund usual markets with a free bet. http://t.co/4oBo5mBkFb pic.twitter.com/NiPqU0VuKp
— Coral (@Coral) June 13, 2014
Don’t forget to join us on Monday as we round up the weekends action according to Twitter!