Brazil's national soccer players celebrate teammate Neymar's decisive goal during a penalty shootout in their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game against Chile at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte
خطفت بطولة كأس العالم المقامة في البرازيل، الأضواء على الساحة العالمية، حيث لاقت اهتماما كبيرا من جماهير العالم الذين حرصوا بشغف على متابعة مبارياتها، كلٌ بطريقته، وفي أي مكان، حيث إن الأهم لديهم هو مشاهدة المباريات بأي وسيلة ممكنة. ورصدت عدسات مصوري «رويترز» لقطات من دول مختلفة بحدودها وثقافاتها ولغاتها، جمعتها شاشات التلفاز لمتابعة مباريات المونديال، والذي يعد أهم حدث كروي في العالم. كان من اللافت من بين لقطات «رويترز» متابعة المونديال في الصحراء والسيارات وغرفة عمليات في أحد المستشفيات، والمطابخ والطائرات وأماكن التجمعات، فضلا عن المطاعم والمقاهي والشوارع، والمحال التجارية والمولات وعلى الشواطئ. كما اهتم الرئيس الأمريكي باراك أوباما بمتابعة مباريات المونديال، حيث ترك السياسة وحرص على متابعة مباراة منتخب بلاده أمام ألمانيا، في طائرته الرئاسية.



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