Argentina fans swamp Porto Alegre for Nigeria match

By Angus MacSwan PORTO ALEGRE Brazil (Reuters) – Porto Alegre was awash in a sea of sky-blue and white on Wednesday as tens of thousands of Argentina fans flooded the southern Brazilian city for their team’s concluding World Cup Group F match against Nigeria. Police have called in reinforcements to increase security and guard against … Read more

World Cup stadium wobble under fan weight

By ALAN CLENDENNING Associated Press Video of a staircase most people use to get to and from Rio’s famed Maracana stadium shows the structure built atop scaffolding wobbling under the weight of fans who attended the World Cup game between Argentina and Bosnia over the weekend. Fans of various nationalities said Tuesday that they were … Read more