Expectations of disaster as a result of unfinished or faulty infrastructure, or of widespread social unrest, were part of the daily media diet across the world in the run-up to the Fifa World Cup scheduled for June in Brazil. As the time approached, social networks in Brazil called for mass demonstrations, not just to protest against the perceived gross misuse of public funds on the Cup but, in some cases, to prevent it from taking place. Protests there were, but not on the scale of those that unsettled Brazil for much of 2013 and — needless to add — not such as to halt the play. A debate is already under way on why this was the case.End of preview - This article contains approximately 1558 words.
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