Brazil's first challenge: Croatia

The Football World Cup in Brazil could not feature anyone else in the tournament opener except for Brazil. The home team will face Croatia in the first match scheduled tonight at Arena de Sao Paolo in Sao Paolo.

The is a lot of confidence in Brazil that the “Selecao” can win again the most desired trophy in football. After winning the Confederation cup against Spain last year, people got even closer with the team and Luis Felipe Scolari wanted to assure everyone of his team's intentions. “To all Brazilians I want to tell you the time has arrived. This is out World Cup. There are seven steps. The first is against Croatia. After that we have six steps that we want to go up if we want to win the World Cup,” Brazil's manager said.

Brazil's hopes rest on Neymar jr and the rest of the crew. Despite injuring his ankle a few days ago, Neymar will be fit to play. “I really hope I can help my team in the best possible way to fulfill the dream of the players and Brazilians which is to win the World Cup,” Neymar said.

No host nation has ever lost the tournament opener at the World Cup, but Croatia has an experienced team and plan to exploit Brazil's enthusiasm and impatience. Last time Brazil and Croatia met in a World Cup “Selecao” won 1-0 during the Final Tournament in 2006 in Berlin. All figures are on Brazil's side. The team wont its last nine games scoring 30 goals.