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Men work on the Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, May 8, 2014. The still unfinished stadium will host the World Cup opener match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Men work on the stands of Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, May 8, 2014. The still unfinished stadium will host the World Cup opener match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, center poses for pictures with construction workers as she visits the Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, May 8, 2014. The still unfinished stadium will host the World Cup opener match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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In this May 4, 2014 photo, Maria Boreth de Souza gestures to the sky after making the sign of the cross to give thanks that her team, Flamengo, defeated Palmeiras as she waits for the stadium to clear out before leaving Maracana stadium for home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Souza is equally fanatical about Brazil's national team. "I pray they win the World Cup," she said. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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In this April 28, 2014 photo, Maria Boreth de Souza, alias Zica, organizes her Flamengo soccer jerseys in her closet at home in the Olaria neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Flamengo is equally fanatical about Brazil's national team and "I pray they win the World Cup," which starts June 12. "If Brazil loses the tournament the statue of Christ the Redeemer will pack his bag and leave the city for good," she said. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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In this May 4, 2014 photo, Maria Boreth de Souza, alias Zica, caresses her five-year-old grandson Hugo before she leaves for Maracana stadium from her home in the Olaria neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Souza said that at age seven she fled her home because her parents mistreated here. Ten years later, the mother of Brazil's rising star Zico persuaded her to leave the streets. When she was 29, Zico's parents persuaded Souza to return to her home to care for her sick parents who did shortly after she returned. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
