World Cup news advisory:

Duty editor: Pirate Irwin

SAO PAULO

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FIFA leader Sepp Blatter calls for "integrity" as he opens the football governing body's congress and gears up for a controversial bid for a fresh term as president a day out from the start of the World Cup.

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RIO DE JANEIRO

All Brazilians may love football but not all are in love with the World Cup. The cost of the event -- estimated to be above $11 billion -- has infuriated a large segment of the population and brought protesters out onto the streets.

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RIO DE JANEIRO

Wesley Sneijder turned 30 Monday and will earn his 100th cap when the Netherlands face champions Spain in their World Cup opener, but there may not be too many Brazilians joining in the celebrations.

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RIO DE JANEIRO

A first European win in a World Cup hosted in South America is highly unlikely, veteran Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld believes.

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