Following the 2013 riots over the amount of money being spent on the 2014 soccer World Cup, protests continued up to, and even during, the tournament in June. There were dire – though ultimately misplaced – predictions about chaotic conditions for participants, and then, of course, the catastrophic performance of the home team.
墨西哥城—今年以来，巴西一直是全球的焦点，不过原因并不总是光彩的。继2013年爆发针对2014年世界杯花费太多问题的骚乱后，示威活动一直持续到6月份，甚至世界杯举办期间都没有停息。关于参赛者情况混乱的悲观预言时不时出现——尽管最终被证明是杞人忧天，当然还有随后东道主噩梦般的表现。