Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng have been expelled from Ghana's World Cup squad for disciplinary problems. The announcement comes just hours before Ghana play Portugal in their crucial final game in Group D.
Video from Sao Paulo today shows an anti-World Cup protester being sprayed in the eyes by riot police at point blank range.
A few dozen protesters clashed with police about 13 kilometres from the Arena Corinthians stadium which will host the Brazil-Croatia opener at 9pm.
One journalist was also injured in the melee.
Many Brazilians are angry over the $11.3 billion (£6.7 billion) spent on hosting the World Cup.
American World Cup fever is showing no signs of abating - could the US finally be embracing soccer?
England touched down on home soil on Wednesday after their worst World Cup campaign in history.
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