:00:20. > :00:26.Good morning, Kickabout fans. Welcome to Rio de Janeiro, welcome
:00:27. > :00:30.to Brazil, and the World Cup. It is finally here. Over the next five
:00:31. > :00:36.weeks we will bring you everything, goals, action, every single last but
:00:37. > :00:38.of World Cup news you could want from the biggest football party on
:00:39. > :01:14.the planet. If you are an England fan, you will
:01:15. > :01:18.know that in 15 hours they start their World Cup campaign against
:01:19. > :01:22.Italy. You might be in bed by then, but do not forget to catch up on the
:01:23. > :01:24.BBC tomorrow morning. We will talk about that game later on in the
:01:25. > :01:37.show, and everything else from here. This is where the final will take
:01:38. > :01:42.place in four weeks. Every Brazilian I have met is desperate for Neymar
:01:43. > :01:46.and his boys to be there. Brazil kicked off the World Cup with a
:01:47. > :01:50.great win over Croatia in Sao Paulo on Thursday night. I was among
:01:51. > :01:57.hundreds and thousands of locals to watch the game down there. The
:01:58. > :02:02.atmosphere was absolutely electric. Find out how I got on later. Here is
:02:03. > :02:08.what is coming up in the rest of the show. We will see how England have
:02:09. > :02:14.been getting ready for tonight's showdown against Italy. Connor
:02:15. > :02:19.starts his video diary with a repeat of the last World Cup final. We have
:02:20. > :02:26.got all the goals so far, and it would not be Kickabout without a
:02:27. > :02:33.bigmouth. We have given them a make over.
:02:34. > :02:43.Letters kick off with the home nation, who started with a win
:02:44. > :02:49.against Croatia on Thursday. What we need is an expert, here he is, Tim
:02:50. > :02:54.Vickery, who has lived in Brazil for many years. You know what it means
:02:55. > :02:59.for Brazil to host the World Cup. Can I tell you a story about my
:03:00. > :03:02.girlfriend? She is normally not interested in football, but she
:03:03. > :03:08.becomes obsessed during the World Cup. Almost too nervous to watch the
:03:09. > :03:11.games. There are millions like her. Because Brazil have won the World
:03:12. > :03:18.Cup five times, more than anyone else. The World Cup is when Brazil
:03:19. > :03:23.appears to the rest of the world as winners winning and sometimes losing
:03:24. > :03:30.in style. For one month every four years, everyone is jealous Brazil.
:03:31. > :03:33.And everyone here plays football. And Manchester United came here in
:03:34. > :03:45.2000, David Beckham played some children on the beach, and the
:03:46. > :03:53.children beat them. Here is another part of your Brazilian football
:03:54. > :04:12.education coming up now. Hello, welcome to Brazil. There is a party
:04:13. > :04:22.in town. Brazil! We are ready. And you? The 2014 World Cup is finally
:04:23. > :04:28.here, in Brazil. Reynaldo! It is the second.
:04:29. > :04:48.Wonderful. Renaldo Keeps up his record of scoring in every match.
:04:49. > :04:54.So that is Brazil, and that is the BBC studio, we are Gary Lineker and
:04:55. > :04:57.the pundits will be. Brazil against Croatia was the first game on
:04:58. > :05:01.Thursday, and we watched it over there.
:05:02. > :05:11.It is the first day of the World Cup, and I on Copacabana Beach in
:05:12. > :05:14.Rio de Janeiro. Gazelle are kicking off against Croatia in hours.
:05:15. > :05:20.Hundreds of thousands of fans are queueing up to watch that game. I
:05:21. > :05:30.have a ticket, so I'm going to go and see what the young Brazilian
:05:31. > :05:34.fans are thinking. User Rio's biggest fans. They have one message.
:05:35. > :05:44.CHEERING We have just linked up with the
:05:45. > :05:53.opening ceremony live. It is a celebration of Brazilian culture.
:05:54. > :06:00.The colourful controversial 2014 World Cup is finally here. The teams
:06:01. > :06:01.are walking out onto the pitch. In a second, this place will go
:06:02. > :06:30.absolutely wild. It was into his own net. Croatia
:06:31. > :06:36.have the lead. It was an own goal. Croatia are now leading Brazil.
:06:37. > :06:54.Great determination. Neymar! Fireworks are going off! Brazil have
:06:55. > :07:00.their first goal. Neymar must've had 16 of those shots and scored about
:07:01. > :07:04.12. They have just used spray which means no one can call beyond ten
:07:05. > :07:12.yards. Neymar stepping up to the plate.
:07:13. > :07:24.Brazil are definitely pushing forward now. The referee has given a
:07:25. > :07:29.penalty. They have a penalty. Croatia are complaining they are not
:07:30. > :07:39.happy. This is Brazil's chance to take the game. Neymar on the spot.
:07:40. > :07:56.Lovely ball! He had a chance to finish but that not quite make it.
:07:57. > :08:03.Oscar goes on! 3-1. Oscar of Chelsea scoring that
:08:04. > :08:23.one! There we have it. Full-time, 3-1.
:08:24. > :08:27.The hero of the match, Neymar. He scored two and Oscar got the third.
:08:28. > :08:28.I'm shaking, going through all sorts of emotions. I need to go and lie
:08:29. > :08:44.down! of the 2010 World Cup final, when
:08:45. > :08:45.the Dutch took on Spain. Action from that in a moment, but he's as
:08:46. > :09:00.Mexico, playing against Cameroon. Mexico are still the team most
:09:01. > :09:10.likely to score. They are on the edge of the penalty area 1-0,
:09:11. > :09:37.Mexico! And the hero of the Olympic Games! What a run of luck for
:09:38. > :09:41.Perata. -- three. He followed up on the keeper's says, and buried it.
:09:42. > :09:46.Some people say he is the best centre forward at these finals not
:09:47. > :10:24.playing in Premier League football. Year is Sanchez. Australia could be
:10:25. > :10:36.in trouble. Sanchez! Chile in front. Sanchez gives Chile the dream start.
:10:37. > :10:47.He was not going to miss that. His 23rd international goal that was --
:10:48. > :10:53.international goal. That was the starter Australia did not want. Here
:10:54. > :11:02.is Sanchez again. Look at the space. 2-0. The advantage doubled. Two
:11:03. > :11:25.goals in two and a half minutes. 10k Hill gets one back for
:11:26. > :11:49.Australia. -- Time Cahill. Australian hope is restored. An
:11:50. > :12:08.excellent cross. Only Tim Cahill to aim for. 2-1. Affair, blocked.
:12:09. > :12:12.Finally Chile have put it to bed. It was the Wigan Athletic man who
:12:13. > :12:20.ensures that they begin with a victory. He scored in the opening
:12:21. > :12:32.game of the World Cup finals four years ago against Honduras, he
:12:33. > :12:35.repeats that against Australia. 20 here from Conor McNamara, and he is
:12:36. > :12:40.doing this lovely World Cup diary for us. -- time to hear. He went to
:12:41. > :12:49.Spain versus Holland. First leg of the journey is done. I
:12:50. > :12:56.have arrived in Paris, next stop real. -- Rio de Janeiro. Then I
:12:57. > :12:56.have arrived in Paris, next stop to travel north to Salvador. As luck
:12:57. > :13:00.would have it, to travel north to Salvador. As luck
:13:01. > :13:16.did not. Thankfully, after four days without
:13:17. > :13:22.my bag, it showed up. They clearly have the clothes right now. You look
:13:23. > :13:27.much better when you were leaving the Crystal Palace kept. This is the
:13:28. > :13:35.first game we have got to see in the flesh. It is not a bad one, replay
:13:36. > :13:57.from four years ago. Diego Costa! Penalty to Spain. And
:13:58. > :14:05.Spain lead the Netherlands in Salvador, Xabi Alonso.
:14:06. > :14:14.Here comes Robin van Persie. A brilliant header. A wonderful shot.
:14:15. > :14:22.The Dutch are back on level terms, just 90 seconds before half-time.
:14:23. > :14:27.That was a brilliant ball. There was no offside flag on this occasion.
:14:28. > :14:35.And Robin van Persie reminds us of how deadly he can be on the biggest
:14:36. > :14:55.of stages. Schneider with the delicate ball. This must be 2-1!
:14:56. > :15:09.With expert control! Arjen Robben changed direction in the penalty
:15:10. > :15:17.area and shot! It is 3-1! It is that man again! He scored for the Dutch,
:15:18. > :15:33.and they lead the world champions by three goals to one. The Spanish have
:15:34. > :15:42.to take it. It is another goal for Holland! And most experienced player
:15:43. > :15:47.on the pitch has dropped a clanger, and gave the ball away to the danger
:15:48. > :15:57.man. Robin van Persie was not going to miss from there. This is
:15:58. > :16:21.Schneider. And look at Arjen Robben go! It is still Arjen Robben. This
:16:22. > :16:34.is incredible. 5-1! It was an amazing dribble from the halfway
:16:35. > :16:54.line. The goalkeepers And IM Robin has given a Holland 's a 5-1 lead
:16:55. > :16:58.--. Fernando Torres has failed to score -- Arjen Robben. He has had
:16:59. > :17:06.misses like that in the past for Chelsea. There is the full-time
:17:07. > :17:08.whistle. It is all over in Salvador and it is one of the great World Cup
:17:09. > :17:19.shocks. This has been incredible. This is a
:17:20. > :17:23.game for the ages. In the future, when people are putting together
:17:24. > :17:27.their list of top World Cup games, they will look back at this.
:17:28. > :17:35.Hopefully that has given you a flavour of what life has been like
:17:36. > :17:40.here so far. I will be heading to a game every other day and hopefully I
:17:41. > :17:51.will have more videos to show you and a few more stories about how
:17:52. > :17:57.things have been going. Our freestyler has been getting into the
:17:58. > :18:11.spirit in Blackpool for his first World Cup trek. All he needed was a
:18:12. > :18:19.ball, a beach and a bin. -- trek. -- trick. Unfortunately I did get to
:18:20. > :18:26.Brazil, but that does not mean I cannot get in all in the World Cup.
:18:27. > :18:37.This is much of the day kick into the bin, freestyle. This trick is
:18:38. > :18:48.inspired by Ronald Ennio who was famous for putting freestyle tricks
:18:49. > :18:57.into the game -- Ronaldinho. This is how it goes. OK, guys, there are
:18:58. > :19:01.three steps. The first one is to drag the ball across the body, you
:19:02. > :19:06.need to flip it over the other foot and the third one is to kick it with
:19:07. > :19:17.the foot you started with. Once you have mastered that, you can try and
:19:18. > :19:22.kick it into the bin. Once you have mastered that, you will do a move
:19:23. > :19:36.that even the great man Ronaldinho would be proud of. Goal! Time to
:19:37. > :19:43.talk about England, their opening game is against Italy tonight, you
:19:44. > :19:45.might have to stay up late to watch that, their hotel is over there, the
:19:46. > :19:50.England training ground is that way and they have been out and about in
:19:51. > :19:57.the community. This is Daniel Sturridge and Danny Welbeck trying a
:19:58. > :20:04.Brazilian martial art. Some great that work there and importantly, no
:20:05. > :20:15.one was injured. England go north into the Amazon where things. To get
:20:16. > :20:26.serious. This is the week that was. The England team have arrived.
:20:27. > :20:33.England are now in Brazil. England have been training ahead of their
:20:34. > :20:40.opening match against Italy. Who will become a legend and who will
:20:41. > :20:53.become part of World Cup history? Steven Gerrard score is! It is a
:20:54. > :20:59.great chart and he scores -- shot. We will start this afternoon in
:21:00. > :21:03.hearing from Roy Hodgson. It is the first game of the tournament and we
:21:04. > :21:09.have had an month to prepare for it. As far as we are concerned, we are
:21:10. > :21:13.focusing on Italy, the team and the quality players they have. There
:21:14. > :21:19.were worries over whether it Danny Welbeck will be fit enough to play
:21:20. > :21:26.in the World Cup opening match. He will be fine. I think yesterday it
:21:27. > :21:30.started to feel it real, we saw Wayne Rooney give a press
:21:31. > :21:37.Conference. I am ready, I am focused. I will do my best. That
:21:38. > :21:42.match all set up to be something of a good one and here is how you can
:21:43. > :21:47.follow the World Cup on the BBC this summer. The 2014 World Cup in Brazil
:21:48. > :21:54.is underway and you can follow it all with the BBC on TV and online.
:21:55. > :22:01.There will be 31 macro has shown live on the BBC and if you missed
:22:02. > :22:06.them, there are highlights on BBC One. Do not forget the sea BBC
:22:07. > :22:14.channel where you can find shows every Saturday. You can also had the
:22:15. > :22:19.red button and see a special commentary and you can follow every
:22:20. > :22:23.single fixture by going to the Match of the Day Kickabout website and
:22:24. > :22:31.downloading our wall chart. Stick it on your wall and fill it in as the
:22:32. > :22:40.tournament progresses. Let us speak to Danny Murphy. What are England's
:22:41. > :22:43.chances? I am confident they will get out of the group stages and then
:22:44. > :22:45.they will need a little bit of luck in the draw. The quarterfinals would
:22:46. > :22:51.be super with the young in the draw. The quarterfinals would
:22:52. > :22:54.have. The strength in our side is the energy and pace, the likes of
:22:55. > :22:59.Danny Welbeck, Daniel Sturridge, the energy and pace, the likes of
:23:00. > :23:04.they will be the reason we do well, rather than going into games where
:23:05. > :23:09.we are cautious. Who would you pick to win it? I have tipped Argentina
:23:10. > :23:16.and that is because they have Lionel Messi. He is a better player than
:23:17. > :23:23.Neymar. Argentina seem to have goals everywhere. I will stand by that.
:23:24. > :23:28.Would you like to kick Robbie Savage in the face? That is an easy and
:23:29. > :23:33.serve. I had the pleasure of being on an 11 hour flight with him, so I
:23:34. > :23:41.will have great fun in trying to kick a ball into his mouth. This is
:23:42. > :23:52.his big mouth, he has a Brazil shirt on. Michael Owen got six. The stars
:23:53. > :23:54.will kick the ball through that whole in 20 seconds. Let us see if
:23:55. > :24:06.they can beat my score. -- hole. whole in 20 seconds. Let us see if
:24:07. > :24:33.they can beat my score. -- hole. That was tougher than I thought. Did
:24:34. > :24:37.I get one? I am happy with that. Throughout the World Cup, we will be
:24:38. > :24:42.bringing you all the top stories, great goals and the best news from
:24:43. > :24:46.Brazil, but we want you to get involved as well. Tell us about your
:24:47. > :24:50.favourite goals, best players and funniest moments, if it involves the
:24:51. > :24:55.World Cup, then we cannot wait to hear about it and keep your videos
:24:56. > :25:01.coming in, our freestyler will be hitting the beach to bring you some
:25:02. > :25:06.very special tricks. If you feel inspired, ask a parent or guardian
:25:07. > :25:13.to film your skills and show the world what you can do. You can find
:25:14. > :25:28.our website. Leave your comment there. -- comments. Martin here and
:25:29. > :25:31.over the next few weeks I will be bringing you the best things from
:25:32. > :25:44.the World Cup that you might not have seen. Check out this guy.
:25:45. > :25:47.Goal! As you can see or hear, the Brazilians take things to a whole
:25:48. > :25:54.new level when it comes to commentating on the beautiful game.
:25:55. > :26:00.They may be a number of managers up for the chop if results do not go
:26:01. > :26:06.their way over the next four weeks, but if Brazil win the tournament, I
:26:07. > :26:11.think I have found something which will be good. This former footballer
:26:12. > :26:17.turned her dresser has vowed to keep his locks until Brazil win. If they
:26:18. > :26:23.fail to do so, it will be another four years until he gets the chop.
:26:24. > :26:28.One Dutch ban has made the mother of all journeys, just to see his
:26:29. > :26:35.beloved Holland in his pick-up truck, he has travelled 21,000: It
:26:36. > :26:40.is to reach Brazil. This is what it is all about. That is how people are
:26:41. > :26:47.getting into the spirit of things. Here at home, some young fans are
:26:48. > :26:59.getting in to the football fever. Let us talk about the team that won
:27:00. > :27:05.the World Cup in 1998 and France. Thierry Henry score urge all those
:27:06. > :27:13.goals for them. We have him here. -- scored all those goals. Thierry
:27:14. > :27:22.Henry! Lovely gold. France are surely through. -- goal. Thierry
:27:23. > :27:31.Henry scores. He was not going to miss that. What is it like 24 hours
:27:32. > :27:38.before a World Cup starred in your home country as a player? For me, it
:27:39. > :27:46.was weirder. I was not expected to make the squad, so I was taking
:27:47. > :27:54.every day as it comes. It is the thing you dream of, you thought it
:27:55. > :27:58.would never happen. 24 hours, just before that, you find yourself in
:27:59. > :28:04.your bedroom, knowing you will represent your country, the day
:28:05. > :28:10.after, it is crazy. What have you made of Brazil? The generosity of
:28:11. > :28:15.people, the food, the joy, it is amazing. The scenery, as you can
:28:16. > :28:22.see, it is amazing and the way they love the game. That has no price. It
:28:23. > :28:28.is unbelievable. There you have it, do not forget, same plight -- same
:28:29. > :28:32.time, same place next week. Good luck to England tonight against
:28:33. > :28:46.Italy. We will leave you with the best bets of the World Cup so far
:28:47. > :28:51.and it has only been two days -- gets. -- bits.