Euphoric Brazil cheers first World Cup win

Euphoric Brazil cheers first World Cup win

Rio de Janeiro was a huge party as the country got its first taste of victory at the football World Cup. The match, in which the national squad beat North Korea 2-1, turned Tuesday into an unofficial holiday of sorts, with banks and offices closing during the game and even the president, football fan Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, clearing his agenda to take in the competition. Reactions from the FIFA Fan Fest on the beaches of Rio's Copacabana.


User: AFP English

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Uploaded: 2010-06-16

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