Those Crazy World Cup Soccer Fans
A Chile soccer fan poses for a photograph in his Chile flag glasses before the start of his team’s World Cup match with Australia at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Mexican supporters gesure as they stand in the rain before the start of the group A World Cup soccer match between Mexico and Cameroon in the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
A Brazil soccer fan in costume reacts to the camera as he waits for the start of the World Cup soccer game between Brazil and Croatia inside the FIFA Fan fest area on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
A soccer fan with his face painted in red and white, the Croatian national soccer team’s colors, waits to enter Itaquerao Stadium to watch the World Cup opening match, between Brazil and Croatia of group A, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Brazil fans attend the opening ceremony of the World Cup before the group A match between Brazil and Croatia, the opening game of the tournament, in the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
A fan flashes a v-sign before the group A World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Croatia, the opening game of the tournament, in the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
A fan who invaded the pitch shines the cleats of Argentina’s Lionel Messi at the end of a training session at Independencia Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Argentina will play in group F of the Brazil 2014 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
A Spain soccer fan reacts in frustration as she watches the live broadcast of the World Cup match between Spain and the Netherlands inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. The Netherlands thrashed Spain 5-1 Friday. It was a humiliating defeat for the defending World Cup champions. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Cyril Praud, physical therapist for French team, runs after a soccer fan storming the pitch at the end of a training session at the Santa Cruz Stadium, in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. France will play in group E of the 2014 Brazil soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/David Vincent)
Dutch fans pose wearing colorful outfits during the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Arena Ponte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A Spanish soccer team supporter gestures before the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Arena Ponte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Spanish soccer team supporters react before the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Arena Ponte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A Dutch fan wears a mask during the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Arena Ponte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Dutch fans cheer before the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Arena Ponte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
HDutch fans cheer before the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Arena Ponte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A Dutch fan holds up his country’s flag before the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Arena Ponte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A Dutch fan wears homemade hat during the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Arena Ponte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Dutch fans wear fancy headgear during the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Arena Ponte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
A press photographer helps a Brazil soccer fan affected by tear gas when she got caught up in clashes between police and protesters while trying to reach the stadium for the opening World Cup soccer game in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. Brazilian police clashed with anti-World Cup protesters trying to block part of the main highway leading to the stadium that was hosting the opening match between Brazil and Croatia. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
Chilean fans cheer before the start of the group B World Cup soccer match between Chile and Australia in the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Soccer fans celebrate a goal scored by Brazil in the World Cup opener against Croatia, during the FIFA Fan Fest on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. After taking the early lead in the opening match of the international soccer tournament, Croatia fell 3-1 to the five-time champion Brazil. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
A Dutch soccer fan poses for a photo while watching the live broadcast of the World Cup match between Spain and the Netherlands, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. The Netherlands thrashed Spain 5-1 Friday. It was a humiliating defeat for the defending World Cup champions. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Brazil and Uruguay soccer fans wave their flags as they gather for the start of the World Cup soccer game between Brazil and Croatia inside the FIFA Fan fest area on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
