--- description: Majority WHIP Eric Cantor loses Virginia primary, Oakland school shooting, Euro cabbies strike, and a giant inflatable Christ the Redeemer. title: The Religion of Futbol: Christ the Redeemer Balloon Urges Australia to #keepthefaith image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba35a2a4a878db3e/6986971755a8597be7a81504/christ-the-redeemer-balloon-australia.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Religion of Futbol: Christ the Redeemer Balloon Urges Australia to #keepthefaith by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 11, 2014 3:37 PM CUT  This handout photo taken and received by Sportsbet.com.au shows a giant hot air balloon in the shape of Brazil's Christ The Redeemer statue in an Australian football jersey in support of the Australian team ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Melbourne, June 10, 2014. This handout photo taken and received by Sportsbet.com.au shows a giant hot air balloon in the shape of Brazil's Christ The Redeemer statue in an Australian football jersey in support of the Australian team ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Melbourne, June 10, 2014.David Callow—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 11, 2014 3:37 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Wednesday, June 11. A [political earthquake](http://time.com/2854761/eric-cantor-dave-brat-virginia/ "undefined") shook Virginia last night after Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor was defeated by Tea Party challenger David Brat in the primary vote. A [school shooting](http://time.com/2852986/gunfire-reported-at-portland-area-high-school/ "undefined") in Oregon marked the 74th such event since Sandy Hook, leaving President Barack Obama frustrated with the difficulty of [gun control legislation](http://time.com/2854043/obama-gun-laws/ "undefined"). Traffic in Europe ground to a halt today as [Cabbies went on strike](http://time.com/2854582/uber-protests-taxi-europe/ "undefined") in protest of lax laws surrounding ride-hailing app Uber. And finally, one day before the World Cup, Australia urges fans to #keepthefaith in the “religion” of Futbol with a giant “Christ the Redeemer” hot air balloon. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2857262/eric-cantor-school-shooting-cabbie-strike-world-cup/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2857262/eric-cantor-school-shooting-cabbie-strike-world-cup/"},"headline":"The Religion of Futbol: Christ the Redeemer Balloon Urges Australia to #keepthefaith","datePublished":"2014-06-11T15:37:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:20:57.555Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/2857262/eric-cantor-school-shooting-cabbie-strike-world-cup/","keywords":["The Brief"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba35a2a4a878db3e/6986971755a8597be7a81504/christ-the-redeemer-balloon-australia.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba35a2a4a878db3e/6986971755a8597be7a81504/christ-the-redeemer-balloon-australia.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Christ the Redeemer Balloon Australia","caption":"Christ the Redeemer Balloon Australia","creditText":"David Callow—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2857262/eric-cantor-school-shooting-cabbie-strike-world-cup/","name":"The Religion of Futbol: Christ the Redeemer Balloon Urges Australia to #keepthefaith"}}]}] ```