FIFA World Cup 2014: Kick-Off Tomorrow

The World's festival - FIFA World Cup is due to begin tomorrow, the 12th June, In Brazil with much fanfare and will continue to hog the limelight all around the globe.

The host nation Brazil,is the only country to have participated in every edition of the tournament and this time also they are one of the top contenders to lift the trophy.

32 teams will fight for the the prestigious trophy in 64 matches, which will take place in 12 stadiums across Brazil in the 20th edition of the World Cup. The final match will be held on July 13 at the historic Maracana stadium.

The important aspects would be the temperature and goal line technology of the host country play crucial roles during the 20th edition. It is the first time that the goal line technology will be used in the FIFA tournament.

Spain will be the expecting defend and also other teams such as the host nation, Germany, Netherlands and Argentina are ranked high. But the team that might come out as a dark horse of the tournament would be Belgium which are highly capable of winning their maiden title.

Strikers who can give the opposition defenders sleepless nights are Edin Zenko (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Miroslav Klose (Germany), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium), Mario Mandžukic (Croatia), Wayne Rooney (England), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) and Lionel Messi (Argentina)

As the football carnival is about to kick-off, the lovers of football expecting a delicious treat for the next one month.