The Tico Times

Host Brazil kicked off the 2014 World Cup on Thursday with a 3-1 win over Croatia. Three more matches took place today (with four slated for Saturday, including Costa Rica vs. Uruguay at 1 p.m.). Here are the best shots from all of Friday's games.

Uruguay coach Óscar Tabárez said he won't rush Luis Suárez back from a knee injury for his side's World Cup opener against Costa Rica in Fortaleza on Saturday

This might be one of those times when you do want to stand downwind.

We might not see a better one the rest of the way.

Congratulations, you’ve seized more cocaine than anyone else in Costa Rican history. Now what do you do with it?

Mexico fan Raquel Hassidoff cheers for a near goal from the Mexican squad in their first World Cup match against Cameroon. Mexico fans gathered...

The Center for Brazilian Studies in Santa Ana held a joyous watch party for the World Cup opener Thursday afternoon. Back in the homeland, the favored Brazilians kicked off the tournament with a 3-1 victory over Croatia in São Paulo.

Facebook is making significant changes to the advertisements on its network, and said Thursday that it will give users more control over which ads they see on its network. The move comes as the company is also expanding its advertising program to include information that it pulls from sites users visit outside of its own network.

Now 72 years old, Carballo is a revered artist in Costa Rica, where he has won multiple awards for his canvases. This month, Casa del Artista has dedicated its gallery to a Carballo retrospective.

A round-up of the best events going on June 13 – 19.