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Doha (AFP) - Favourites Brazil begin their bid to win a sixth World Cup on Thursday when they take on Serbia, while Cristiano Ronaldo will hope to put his acrimonious departure from Manchester United behind him as Portugal enter the fray against Ghana.

Day four of the Qatar World Cup sees another astonishing upset, more protests and the re-emergence of a footballing superpower.

Spain served warning of their credentials by thrashing Costa Rica 7-0.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — German players placed their hands over the mouths during their pregame photo and wore rainbow-colored stripes on their warmup shirts and cleats before Wednesday's game with Japan, the most dramatic protest yet against FIFA's efforts to keep World Cup teams from protesting Qatar's dismal human rights…

Even if Hansi Flick’s side go out in the World Cup group stage after the 2-1 defeat by Japan, some things just matter more

Wales, England and five other nations backed down from wearing their 'OneLove' arm bands after FIFA threatened them with playing sanctions

Germany decided to hit out at the decision from FIFA to impose sanctions over any use of the "One Love" armband and made a stand ahead of their World Cup Group E defeat to Japan

A Brazilian journalist covering the World Cup said he was harassed by police in Qatar for carrying a regional flag featuring a three-color rainbow “because they thought it was the LGBT flag.”

Belgium’s foreign minister wore a “One Love” armband when she met with FIFA president Gianni Infantino at her country’s World Cup match against Canada