World Cup Day 1: What You Need to K**w

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World Cup Day 1: What You Need to K**w
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Rejoice, sports (http://mashable.com/sports/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) fans, it's finally here! After months of excitement, anticipation and controversy (http://mashable.com/2014/05/23/brazilian-painting-world-cup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) of different stripes (http://mashable.com/2014/06/02/world-cup-corruption/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), the 2014 World Cup (http://mashable.com/category/world-cup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) kicks off Thursday

Brazil, the host country of this year's Cup, gets things started with a Group A match against Croatia at 3 p.m. ET in the day's only action. The coming weeks will bring 62 more matches, then the World Cup final on July 13 at Rio de Janeiro's legendary Maracanã stadium. (The USA (http://mashable.com/category/usmnt/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)'s first game, for those wondering, is June 16 against Ghana.)

See also: NBA Star Steve Nash: 'I'm Swept Up' in World Cup Fever (http://mashable.com/2014/06/10/steve-nash-soccer-world-cup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


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