World Cup 2014 pictures of the day from The Huffington Post brings you the very best news and sports images from Brazil during the world's most famous football competition, chosen and created by our own photo editors.
World Cup Pictures of the day
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BA Cabin Crew Kimberley Lauf (2nd left) and Jane Lynch (3rd right) pose with England fans in departures at Terminal 5 at Heathrow before they head off to the World Cup in Brazil at Heathrow Airport. (credit:PA)
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Croatian and Brazilian football fans in front of Arena Corinthians stadium where the first match of the World Cup between Brazil and Croatia will be played. (credit:PA)
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Brazil fans outside the Arena Corinthians in the build up for the opening match of the World Cup. (credit:PA)
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A dog named after Chile's soccer player Valdivia reacts as he is photographed wearing a Brazilian soccer jersey during his morning walk outside Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Brazil is hosting the World Cup soccer tournament starting Thursday.
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A man performs outside Arena Corinthians stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The World Cup soccer tournament starts Thursday
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Laurence Garratty (right), Steve Holmes (2nd right), John Hemingway (2nd left) and Ken Barlow (left) from the Official England Band check in for their flight to Sao Paulo as they prepare to head off to the World Cup in Brazil at Heathrow Airport. (credit:PA)
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Military Police officers keep watch as fans wait to catch a glimpse of the Brazilian team bus departing as metro riders watch from a stopped train outside Itaquerao stadium, also known as Arena de Sao Paulo and Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (credit:Getty Images)
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Two Australian football fans show off their football style haircuts at Copacabana beach on June 11, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (credit:Getty Images)
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A sand sculpture of Neymar of Brazil and Lionel Messi of Argentina on Copacabana beach on June 11, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (credit:Getty Images)
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Italy's forward Mario Balotelli, midfielder Andrea Pirlo and midfielder Daniele De Rossi stretch during a training session at the Portobello Resort in Mangaratiba on June 11, 2014 ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup football tournament in Brazil. (credit:Getty Images)
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A wall mural with the figure of Neymar seen in the street Rua Pereira Nunes on June 11, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (credit:Getty Images)
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A view of houses in Belo Horizonte ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 12, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (credit:Getty Images)
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The statue of the Christ the Redeemer is seen lit with the colours of Brazil's flag during the changing of all 32 nations' colors participating in the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 atop Corcovado hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (credit:Getty Images)
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Residents play soccer during the "Rebelde Cup" in Favela Moinho in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Residents of the Favela organized the soccer tournament in protest against the World Cup, claiming that the resources spent on the World Cup tournament would have been better spent in giving them access to potable water, electricity and a drainage sewer system. (credit:AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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England's forward Wayne Rooney attends a training session at the Urca military base in Rio de Janeiro on June 11, 2014, ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. (credit:Getty Images)