World Cup Gets Wacky

Local Indian footballers carry cutout portraits of Brazilian soccer player Neymar and Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi to a local football club in Kolkata on June 9, 2014.
Local Indian footballers carry cutout portraits of Brazilian soccer player Neymar and Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi to a local football club in Kolkata on June 9, 2014.Dibyangshu Sarkar—AFP/Getty Images
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A wax figure of soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal is put into position on a soccer field by Thai workers during a promotional event for the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2014 by Madame Tussauds in Bangkok on June 13, 2014.
A wax figure of soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal is put into position on a soccer field by Thai workers during a promotional event for the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2014 by Madame Tussauds in Bangkok on June 13, 2014.Barbara Walton—EPA
A South Korean diver clad in a soccer uniform swims with sardines at the Coex Aquarium on June 9, 2014 in Seoul.
A South Korean diver clad in a soccer uniform swims with sardines at the Coex Aquarium on June 9, 2014 in Seoul.Chung Sung-Jun—Getty Images
A young Indian boy carries a pair of models of the 2014 FIFA World Cup trophy made by artisans to a godown - warehouse - prior to delivery in Kolkata on June 18, 2014.
A young Indian boy carries a pair of models of the 2014 FIFA World Cup trophy made by artisans to a godown - warehouse - prior to delivery in Kolkata on June 18, 2014.Dibyangshu Sarkar—AFP/Getty Images
A member of the Thunderbolt Craziness band wearing a metal suit kicks a soccer ball as electricity is discharged from Tesla coils during a performance to celebrate the 2014 Brazil World Cup, in Changle, Fujian province, China on June 12, 2014.
A member of the Thunderbolt Craziness band wearing a metal suit kicks a soccer ball as electricity is discharged from Tesla coils during a performance to celebrate the 2014 Brazil World Cup, in Changle, Fujian province, China on June 12, 2014.Reuters
Patients of the Asuncion Psychiatric Hospital, watch the first match of the World Cup between Brazil and Croatia, in Asuncion, Paraguay on June 12, 2014.
Patients of the Asuncion Psychiatric Hospital, watch the first match of the World Cup between Brazil and Croatia, in Asuncion, Paraguay on June 12, 2014.Jorge Saenz—AP
Local Indian footballers carry cutout portraits of Brazilian soccer player Neymar and Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi to a local football club in Kolkata on June 9, 2014.
Local Indian footballers carry cutout portraits of Brazilian soccer player Neymar and Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi to a local football club in Kolkata on June 9, 2014.Dibyangshu Sarkar—AFP/Getty Images
A group of Chilean soccer team fans walk through the streets as they wait for their team to play Spain during the FIFA World Cup tournament on June 18, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.
A group of Chilean soccer team fans walk through the streets as they wait for their team to play Spain during the FIFA World Cup tournament on June 18, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Joe Raedle—Getty Images
Australia Soccer WCup Balloon
A hot air balloon in the likeness of Brazil’'s Christ The Redeemer statue, wearing the colors of Australia's soccer team floats through clouds over the Melbourne skyline on June 10, 2014.David Callow—sportsbet.com.au/AP

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