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FILE - In this June 4, 2013, file photo, Japan's Shinji Okazaki, center, tries to score during their Asian zone Group B qualifying soccer match against Australia for the 2014 World Cup in Saitama, near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File) - SEE FURTHER WORLD CUP CONTENT AT APIMAGES.COM

11 SAfrica players withdraw from Australia game

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FILE - In this March 26, 2011 file photo, Chile's Matias Fernandez shoots to score a goal against Portugal during their friendly soccer match in Leiria, Portugal. The midfielder who is scheduled to have surgery on his right ankle, said on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, he will miss the upcoming 2014 World Cup in Brazil. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Chilean midfielder Fernandez out of World Cup

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Corinthians's and Figueirense players battle it out during a Brazilian soccer league match at the Itaquerao, the still unfinished stadium that will host the World Cup opener match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Only 40,000 tickets were put on sale for Corinthians' match against Figueirense because some of the 20,000 temporary seats needed for the World Cup opener are still being installed. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Stadium of World Cup opener to be tested again

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Sister Carmen Sammut wears a necklace with a cross over a t-shirt reading: &quot;Play in favor of life, Denounce the human trafficking&quot; as she attends a press conference at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. A global network of religious orders against human trafficking has announced a campaign during the upcoming World Cup in Brazil to draw attention to risks that the event will encourage an increase in child prostitution. Sister Gabriella Bottani, an Italian nun, said the &quot;greatest concern is linked to the increase in the exploitation of child prostitution,&quot; but that such major international sporting events also attract human traffickers who trick people into cheap or slave labor. She noted that the risk for exploitation grew by 30 percent to 40 percent during the world cups in Germany and South Africa. As part of the campaign organized by Talitha Kum, members will hand out leaflets at airports and key tourist areas encouraging people to report suspected child prostitution or enslavement. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Nuns to fight child prostitution during World Cup

By KAVITHA SURANA - Associated Press

Pele critical of Brazil’s World Cup organization

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Corinthians's and Figueirense battle it out during a Brazilian soccer league match at the Itaquerao, the still unfinished stadium that will host the World Cup opener match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Only 40,000 tickets were put on sale for Corinthians' match against Figueirense because some of the 20,000 temporary seats needed for the World Cup opener are still being installed. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Valcke expecting ‘busy days ahead’ of World Cup

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct 11, 2013 file photo, Germany soccer team poses prior to the start the World Cup Group C qualifying soccer match between Germany and Ireland in Cologne, Germany. Background from left: Manuel Neuer, Per Mertesacker, Toni Kroos. Marcell Jansen, Sami Khedira and Jerome Boateng. Foreground from left: Philipp Lahm, Thomas Mueller, Andre Schuerrle, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mesut Ozil. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File) - SEE FURTHER WORLD CUP CONTENT AT APIMAGES.COM

Bayern says Neuer, Lahm fit for World Cup

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Corinthians's and Figueirense players battle it out during a Brazilian soccer league match at the Itaquerao, the still unfinished stadium that will host the World Cup opener match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Only 40,000 tickets were put on sale for Corinthians' match against Figueirense because some of the 20,000 temporary seats needed for the World Cup opener are still being installed. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil holds final stadium tests for World Cup

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

This April 24 , 2014 photo released by Portal da Copa, shows an aerial view of the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil. Brazil had seven years to get ready for the World Cup, but it enters the final month of preparations with a lot yet to be done. There is also concern with the temporary structures at the Beira-Rio Stadium in southern Porto Alegre, and the other incomplete venue is the Arena Pantanal in the western city of Cuiaba, which is only expected to host an official test event at the end of the month. (AP Photo/Portal da Copa, Jose Medeiros)

Brazil to stage key stadium tests for World Cup

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

FILE - This March 2014 file photo released by Portal da Copa, shows an aerial view of the Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It's all coming down to the final 30 days. Brazil had seven years to get ready for the World Cup, but it enters the final month of preparations with a lot yet to be done. (AP Photo/Portal da Copa, Mauricio Simonetti, File)

Stadium roof won’t be finished for WCup opener

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

In this picture taken Saturday May 10, 2014, Bayern Munich soccer player Franck Ribery , with funny glasses, raises the trophy on the balcony of the city hall during celebrations for Bayern's Champions' title in Munich , Germany. (AP Photo/Alexander Hassenstein,Pool)

Ribery’s form worrying ahead of World Cup

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

Blatter: World Cup in Qatari summer ‘a mistake’

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Knee injury rules Spain’s Alcantara out of WCup

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Members of the Homeless Workers Movement protest against the money spent on the World Cup near Itaquerao stadium which will host the international soccer tournament's first match in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Brazilians are angry at the billions spent to host the World Cup, much of it on 12 ornate football stadiums, one-third of which critics say will see little use after the big event. The smoke behind comes from burning tires. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil police clash with anti-World Cup protesters

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON - Associated Press

FILE - This March 2014 file photo released by Portal da Copa, shows an aerial view of the Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It's all coming down to the final 30 days. Brazil had seven years to get ready for the World Cup, but it enters the final month of preparations with a lot yet to be done. (AP Photo/Portal da Copa, Mauricio Simonetti, File)

Prosecutors threaten to halt work at WCup stadium

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

FILE - This March 2014 file photo released by Portal da Copa, shows an aerial view of the Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It's all coming down to the final 30 days. Brazil had seven years to get ready for the World Cup, but it enters the final month of preparations with a lot yet to be done. (AP Photo/Portal da Copa, Mauricio Simonetti, File)

Health issues could halt work at World Cup stadium

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

This aerial view shot through an airplane window shows the Maracana stadium behind the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. As opening day for the World Cup approaches, people continue to stage protests, some about the billions of dollars spent on the World Cup at a time of social hardship, but soccer is still a unifying force. The international soccer tournament will be the first in the South American nation since 1950. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

5 things to know about World Cup security

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

This aerial photo shot through an airplane window shows a view of the Copacabana beach and neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. As opening day for the World Cup approaches, people continue to stage protests, some about the billions of dollars spent on the World Cup at a time of social hardship, but soccer is still a unifying force. The international soccer tournament will be the first in the South American nation since 1950. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Brazil expects 3.7 million World Cup tourists

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This aerial photo shot through an airplane window shows a view of the Copacabana beach and neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. As opening day for the World Cup approaches, people continue to stage protests, some about the billions of dollars spent on the World Cup at a time of social hardship, but soccer is still a unifying force. The international soccer tournament will be the first in the South American nation since 1950. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Brazil expects 3.7 million tourists during WCup

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Suarez focuses on WCup after Liverpool lost league

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