A new Pew Poll finds that 61 percent of Brazilians fell that hosting the World Cup is a "bad thing because it takes money away from public services" vs. just 34 percent who think it's a "good thing because it creates jobs."
Álvaro Saborío, the top scorer for Costa Rica during qualifying, is officially out of the World Cup. Saborío broke his fifth metatarsal on his right foot during Thursday morning's practice. The injury was confirmed at a press conference by team's doctors Alejandro Ramírez and Vladimir Badilla.
The real highlight of the evening was the arrival of the original Italia 90 players. Most of those World Cup teammates have lived quiet lives since the mid-1990s, and the chance to see them together in public was a rare treat.
