11/06/2014 Newsround

It's Wednesday, Ayshah here, with the stories you need to know

Setback for Beckham's Miami footy plans.

And don't go anywhere, because we've got big Star Wars news.

First up, the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff,

says her country is ready for the World Cup, which starts tomorrow.

Speaking on television, she said she rejected claims that

too much money had been spent on the tournament and said it would

Brazil has seen a year of protests, with many people upset over

the amount spent on hosting the competition.

There's also been concern over whether stadiums would be ready

Sticking with the World Cup, footy fever has certainly gripped

England, the only team to qualify from the UK, play their first game

on Saturday against Italy, so surely everyone in the country is

Well, as Jenny's been finding out, it's not just Roy?s Boys who are

The World Cup, the biggest footy event on the planet and a chance for

fans from around the world to gather to support their favourite teams. 32

countries from around the world qualified to compete in this

summer's test of all of footy, but from the UK, only England will take

part. Although a lot of people living in the UK will be flying

England's flag, others living here will be supporting one of the other

31 countries, or even more than one country. I am from Scotland, who did

not make it into the tournament, though I can't support them. But I

also used to live in the Netherlands and I love watching their players,

so I will support the Dutch team. But now I live in England, so I

would like to support their team, too. And I'm not the only one like

this. Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has called on Brazilian fans

to support his country as well, because they have historical

connections and they both speak the same language, or Judy 's. At this

school in Manchester, many of the children have connections to lots of

different parts of the world. I want to find out who they will be

supporting, and why. I will support Portugal. I will not support

England, because I already support Portugal and I think they are way

better. Like, a million times better. I will support Brazil

because of their skills. I will not support England because they will

not be able to win. Come on, Brazil! Spain, because they have got

good players and I like Juan Mata. Come on, Spain! I will support the

Netherlands and England. I used to live in the Netherlands, and I think

the players and the goalkeeper are great. Come on, Netherlands! The

matter who you are supporting, there is one thing we all agree on. It is

going to be a brilliant competition. Come on!

We'll bring you all the latest World Cup news and results

throughout the tournament, and in our bulletin at 4.20 this

afternoon, we'll hear from Leah, who is in Brazil for Newsround.

And if that's not enough, there's more on the website.

In other news, more than 150,000 people have fled Iraq's second

biggest city after Islamic extremists seized control there.

There are violent scenes in the city of Mosul, with abandoned

America has warned that the Islamic group who've taken over,

called Isis, is a threat to the Middle East region.

There are now worries the country could be on the brink

The army and police have left Mosul too, and these people were

TRANSLATION: The army dissolved. They were terrified. They fled, so

we left as well. TRANSLATION: The commanders were the first Fleet,

leaving soldiers alone. The commanders are to blame.

David Beckham's plans for a Major League soccer team in America have

suffered a setback The city of Miami have rejected his plans to build a

But his business group said that they will continue to look

Another movie from the series will be made in the UK,

Star Wars Episode 7 is already being shot at Pinewood Studios,

It includes actors from the first movie, Harrison Ford,

Episode 7 is due out in cinemas in December 2015.

That's all from me, but join me at 8.15 to find out

which of England's strikers has picked up an injury which could rule