Football fever has taken over Brazil as the FIFA World Cup gets set to kick off in Doha on Sunday, November 20.
Football has an unbelievably crazy fan following in Brazil, who are the only country to appear in every World Cup and the only nation to win the tournament five times.
Brazil are looking to win a record-extending sixth World Cup title at the November 20-December 18 tournament in Qatar. Their position at the top of the world rankings and their superb unbeaten run in qualifying have made them the bookmakers' favourites to win the 2022 World Cup.
Brazil kick off their World Cup campaign on Thursday, November 2,4 against Serbia followed by games against Switzerland and Cameroon.
IMAGE: A doll dressed in the Brazilian official team jersey with a national flag in the Ceilandia neighbourhood of Brasilia. Photographs: Adriano Machado/Reuters
IMAGE: A man works to hang up street decorations in Ceilandia.
IMAGE: Women perform music on stairs decorated in the Brazilian team's colours.
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IMAGE: People decorate a street in Ceilandia to show their support for Brazil ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
IMAGE: The World Cup mascot La'eeb is painted on a street in Ceilandia.
