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 Picures of the day
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England's Raheem Stirling and Luke Shaw (left) during the training session at Urca Military Training Ground, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (credit:PA)
(02 of14)
Striking subway workers and members of the MTST (Homeless Workers' Movement), are dispersed with tear gas by police forces as they demonstrate on June 9, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Metro's workers demand 12.2 percent salary raise.The five-day-old strike has already caused massive traffic jams in Brazil's largest city as its new stadium prepares to welcome more than 60,000 fans for Thursday's Brazil-Croatia game. (credit:Getty Images)
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Local Indian footballers clean cutout portraits of Brazilian soccer player Neymar (R) and Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi to be displayed at a local football club in Kolkata on June 9, 2014. Football fans in the eastern Indian city are gearing up for the upcoming Brazil FIFA World Cup 2014 and decorating their clubs with football-related paraphernalia. (credit:Getty Images)
(04 of14)
The Sugar loaf and Guanabara bay are seen behind the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 8, 2014. The Word Cup soccer tournament is set to begin in just a few days, with the opening match on June 12 and Maracana stadium will host the World Cup Final match on 13 July.
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Brazilian Army mounted soldiers in riot gear salute during the presentation of the troops and equipment that will be involved in the World Cup security operation, at the Army headquarters in Brasilia, a few days prior to the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. (credit:Getty Images)
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Brazil's forward Neymar heads a ball during a training session of the Brazilian national football team at the squad's Granja Comary training complex in Teresopolis, on June 8, 2014, ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. (credit:Getty Images)
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A man paints the floor of a decoration in Itaquera neighborhood, on the east side of Sao Paulo, Brazil, near the Arena Sao Paulo stadium, where the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2014 will take place. (credit:Getty Images)
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Russia's midfielder Viktor Fayzulin attends a training session at Estadio Novelli Jr in Itu,prior to the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. (credit:Getty Images)
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Brazilian enthusiasts watch as Switzerland's national football team take part in a training session in the stadium at Porto Seguro (credit:Getty Images)
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Russia's Italian coach Fabio Capello attends a training session at the Estadio Novelli Jr in Itu (credit:Getty Images)
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Greece's striker Dimitris Salpingidis (C) walks through onlookers as he arrives at the team hotel in Aracaju (credit:Getty Images)
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Schoolchildren cheer during a training session of the Australian team in Vitoria, a few days prior to the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. (credit:Getty Images)
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Roy Hodgson, manager of England smiles with Joe Hart of England as he takes part in a recovery session at the Golden Tulip Hotel (credit:Getty Images)
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Brazilian Army mounted soldiers in riot gear fall in during the presentation of the troops and equipment that will be involved in the World Cup security operation, at the Army headquarters in Brasilia (credit:Getty Images)