Updated On: 13 June, 2014 08:40 AM IST | | Meher Heroyce Moos
<p>With football enthusiasts devouring media reportage about the World Cup greedily, television screens satiating the appetite for news, the greatest sporting show on earth has begun in the land of Samba</p>

With football enthusiasts devouring media reportage about the World Cup greedily, television screens satiating the appetite for news and views about megastars, the greatest sporting show on earth, the FIFA World Cup has begun in the land of Samba, sun and surf, which is Brazil.

Brazilian dancers Luciana (L) and Simone play football on the beach. Pics/AFP