:00:00. > :00:00.It's Wednesday, Ayshah here, with the stories you need to know
:00:00. > :00:09.Setback for Beckham's Miami footy plans.
:00:10. > :00:18.And don't go anywhere, because we've got big Star Wars news.
:00:19. > :00:20.First up, the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff,
:00:21. > :00:24.says her country is ready for the World Cup, which starts tomorrow.
:00:25. > :00:27.Speaking on television, she said she rejected claims that
:00:28. > :00:31.too much money had been spent on the tournament and said it would
:00:32. > :00:37.Brazil has seen a year of protests, with many people upset over
:00:38. > :00:39.the amount spent on hosting the competition.
:00:40. > :00:42.There's also been concern over whether stadiums would be ready
:00:43. > :00:52.Sticking with the World Cup, footy fever has certainly gripped
:00:53. > :00:57.England, the only team to qualify from the UK, play their first game
:00:58. > :01:00.on Saturday against Italy, so surely everyone in the country is
:01:01. > :01:05.Well, as Jenny's been finding out, it's not just Roy?s Boys who are
:01:06. > :01:17.The World Cup, the biggest footy event on the planet and a chance for
:01:18. > :01:21.fans from around the world to gather to support their favourite teams. 32
:01:22. > :01:26.countries from around the world qualified to compete in this
:01:27. > :01:31.summer's test of all of footy, but from the UK, only England will take
:01:32. > :01:34.part. Although a lot of people living in the UK will be flying
:01:35. > :01:38.England's flag, others living here will be supporting one of the other
:01:39. > :01:42.31 countries, or even more than one country. I am from Scotland, who did
:01:43. > :01:46.not make it into the tournament, though I can't support them. But I
:01:47. > :01:50.also used to live in the Netherlands and I love watching their players,
:01:51. > :01:54.so I will support the Dutch team. But now I live in England, so I
:01:55. > :02:01.would like to support their team, too. And I'm not the only one like
:02:02. > :02:05.this. Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has called on Brazilian fans
:02:06. > :02:07.to support his country as well, because they have historical
:02:08. > :02:12.connections and they both speak the same language, or Judy 's. At this
:02:13. > :02:15.school in Manchester, many of the children have connections to lots of
:02:16. > :02:20.different parts of the world. I want to find out who they will be
:02:21. > :02:24.supporting, and why. I will support Portugal. I will not support
:02:25. > :02:29.England, because I already support Portugal and I think they are way
:02:30. > :02:35.better. Like, a million times better. I will support Brazil
:02:36. > :02:39.because of their skills. I will not support England because they will
:02:40. > :02:46.not be able to win. Come on, Brazil! Spain, because they have got
:02:47. > :02:49.good players and I like Juan Mata. Come on, Spain! I will support the
:02:50. > :02:54.Netherlands and England. I used to live in the Netherlands, and I think
:02:55. > :02:58.the players and the goalkeeper are great. Come on, Netherlands! The
:02:59. > :03:03.matter who you are supporting, there is one thing we all agree on. It is
:03:04. > :03:06.going to be a brilliant competition. Come on!
:03:07. > :03:10.We'll bring you all the latest World Cup news and results
:03:11. > :03:12.throughout the tournament, and in our bulletin at 4.20 this
:03:13. > :03:15.afternoon, we'll hear from Leah, who is in Brazil for Newsround.
:03:16. > :03:30.And if that's not enough, there's more on the website.
:03:31. > :03:33.In other news, more than 150,000 people have fled Iraq's second
:03:34. > :03:35.biggest city after Islamic extremists seized control there.
:03:36. > :03:38.There are violent scenes in the city of Mosul, with abandoned
:03:39. > :03:44.America has warned that the Islamic group who've taken over,
:03:45. > :03:47.called Isis, is a threat to the Middle East region.
:03:48. > :03:50.There are now worries the country could be on the brink
:03:51. > :03:55.The army and police have left Mosul too, and these people were
:03:56. > :04:09.TRANSLATION: The army dissolved. They were terrified. They fled, so
:04:10. > :04:12.we left as well. TRANSLATION: The commanders were the first Fleet,
:04:13. > :04:15.leaving soldiers alone. The commanders are to blame.
:04:16. > :04:18.David Beckham's plans for a Major League soccer team in America have
:04:19. > :04:22.suffered a setback The city of Miami have rejected his plans to build a
:04:23. > :04:26.But his business group said that they will continue to look
:04:27. > :04:33.Another movie from the series will be made in the UK,
:04:34. > :04:38.Star Wars Episode 7 is already being shot at Pinewood Studios,
:04:39. > :04:41.It includes actors from the first movie, Harrison Ford,
:04:42. > :04:50.Episode 7 is due out in cinemas in December 2015.
:04:51. > :04:53.That's all from me, but join me at 8.15 to find out
:04:54. > :04:58.which of England's strikers has picked up an injury which could rule