:00:00. > :00:12.Hi, I'm Leah, live in Rio with a special World Cup Newsround.
:00:13. > :00:16.So it's begun, the World Cup kicked off with a bang last night.
:00:17. > :00:20.There was a spectacular opening ceremony and host nation Brazil
:00:21. > :00:35.claimed a 3-1 victory over Croatia in the opening match.
:00:36. > :00:38.I was watching that match on the beach with 20,000 others, it was
:00:39. > :00:39.electric. The team have already arrived
:00:40. > :00:44.in Manaus ahead of their first BBC Sport reporter Andy
:00:45. > :00:55.Swiss sent us this report. Welcome to Manaus, it is incredibly
:00:56. > :00:59.hot and incredibly sticky. Really tough conditions for England players
:01:00. > :01:04.when they face Italy tomorrow. Behind me is the stadium, the
:01:05. > :01:07.England players will be training inside their this afternoon. They
:01:08. > :01:12.will get a first look at the pitch, which has come in for some heavy
:01:13. > :01:14.criticism, it is not in good condition, lots of brown streaks
:01:15. > :01:20.across the middle. The ground staff have been trying to improve it, they
:01:21. > :01:23.have been painting the brown bits green to make it look better, it'll
:01:24. > :01:29.be interesting see what the players make of that. Danny Welbeck has been
:01:30. > :01:35.struggling with a thigh injury, if he is not fit it could open the door
:01:36. > :01:40.for Raheem Sterling. They will get plenty of support, despite this
:01:41. > :01:45.being an isolated place. Lots of England fans have made the journey.
:01:46. > :01:49.Italy are tough opponents, they beat England at the European
:01:50. > :01:50.Championships two years ago. The England fans are confident that the
:01:51. > :01:55.journey will be worth it. Let's take a closer look at Manaus,
:01:56. > :01:58.where England will play tomorrow. We already know it's going to
:01:59. > :02:01.be really hot and sticky. That's because it's home to
:02:02. > :02:03.the largest tropical rainforest It's packed with some
:02:04. > :02:08.of the world's rarest plants and animals but people there are worried
:02:09. > :02:24.the forest is under threat because The Amazon. The largest tropical
:02:25. > :02:30.rainforest on earth. Feeding the mightiest river in the world. It is
:02:31. > :02:34.estimated to be home to up to 3 million different species, there is
:02:35. > :02:38.nowhere else like it on the planet. But for years, chopping down trees
:02:39. > :02:45.in the Amazon, a process called deforestation, has made headlines
:02:46. > :02:52.around the world. From 1995 to 2005, an area of forest the size of Wales
:02:53. > :02:56.was cut down every year. We are destroying plants and habitats of
:02:57. > :03:01.animals, which might have nowhere to go, which might run the risk of
:03:02. > :03:06.becoming extinct. It is not that people don't value the forest, it is
:03:07. > :03:14.just people live in that area. These people need to find something that
:03:15. > :03:18.they can make money out of. Over the last decade the Brazilian government
:03:19. > :03:23.have done a lot to control the rate of deforestation. Huge protected
:03:24. > :03:26.areas have been created, farming is monitored and a police force patrols
:03:27. > :03:32.the skies looking for illegal logging. The message is spreading,
:03:33. > :03:35.these kids are learning about the importance of the Amazon through
:03:36. > :03:42.their own conservation work and getting their hands dirty. What do
:03:43. > :03:46.you enjoy most about these classes? TRANSLATION: I can learn about
:03:47. > :03:52.nature and the animals and how to create a safer and more beautiful
:03:53. > :03:55.place to live. We have done a deforestation project to learn how
:03:56. > :04:01.important it is for mankind not to destroy the future of the Amazon and
:04:02. > :04:04.to leave it to our children. The Brazilian government has been
:04:05. > :04:08.praised for slowing the rate of deforestation, but last year, for
:04:09. > :04:14.the first time in five years, has a rise, raising the question once
:04:15. > :04:19.again offered the greatest ecosystem on the planet can be protected --
:04:20. > :04:22.for the first time in five years there has been a rise.
:04:23. > :04:24.The time in Manaus is five hours behind
:04:25. > :04:27.the UK so England's match tomorrow will be on at a super-late 11:00pm
:04:28. > :04:31.You've been telling us whether you'll be having a late night.
:04:32. > :04:36.Chloe in Leicester says, "I'm definitely staying up to watch
:04:37. > :04:43.it, even though it's well past my bedtime!
:04:44. > :04:47.If you really want to know who's going to win England's big game this
:04:48. > :04:50.weekend, don't bother listening to any footy
:04:51. > :04:56.you just need Ronaldo, the Newsround parrot, to predict who will win.
:04:57. > :05:25.So let's have a look and see who his top tip is for tomorrow's match.
:05:26. > :05:41.Oh, dear. I don't think we are going to be best of friends. The party has
:05:42. > :05:46.started up again, people are watching a band on the beach, we are
:05:47. > :05:50.enjoying the light breeze and the sunshine is poking out from the
:05:51. > :05:54.skies. I will be watching England against Italy and bringing you the
:05:55. > :05:58.results over the weekend. If you are loving the World Cup, head to the
:05:59. > :06:00.Newsround website for the latest goals and stories. For now, goodbye
:06:01. > :06:01.from Rio.