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SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Antonio da Silva sat atop a dilapidated wooden throne in the middle of the city. Below him a man shined his brown leather shoes, and in front, the bustling public square Praça da Se came to life. Street performers and sidewalk evangelists harmonized and sermonized away the final hours before chaos was scheduled to give way to competition.

Heiner Mora becomes the third Tico in the past five weeks to lose his spot in the World Cup to injury.

Police in São Paulo fired tear gas Monday to disperse protesters supporting a subway strike that has unleashed transport chaos three days before the Brazilian mega-city hosts the World Cup kickoff.

Nistelrooy Martínez came prepared Saturday afternoon: a blue jersey, a vuvuzela and, painted on his cheeks, the Salvadoran flag.

Costa Rica, down one man, rallied for a 1-1 tie against Ireland in Philadelphia on Friday night during the team's last warm-up before the World Cup.

Brazil will win the soccer World Cup that starts next week, according to model run by UBS in response to client demand. (They were wrong in 2010.)

Costa Rica has one last chance to fix the team's mounting issues prior to the World Cup.

Costa Rica's abundant tourist attractions and business opportunities will be on full display during the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 in the U.K., U.S., Germany and Spain.

The traffic mayhem has stranded the 4.5 million passengers who use the subway system daily in the sprawling city, while bumper-to-bumper traffic stretched for up to 250 kilometers (155 miles).