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World Cup: Brazil opens group play against Croatia on Thursday

Croatia goalkeepers Stipe Pletikosa, left, and Danijel Subasic take part in a training session in Sao Paulo on Wednesday.
(Vanderlei Almeida / AFP/Getty Images)
By Kevin Baxter
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Group A: BRAZIL VS. CROATIA

Where: Sao Paulo.

Time: 1 p.m PDT.

TV: ESPN, Univision.

The buzz: Brazil has won a record five World Cups but lost in the final the only time it played the tournament on its home turf. It has rebounded since then and is unbeaten in its last 57 competitive games at home, including five in last summer’s Confederations Cup where Brazil beat Spain in the final.

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Kevin Baxter

Kevin Baxter writes about soccer and other things for the Los Angeles Times, where he has worked for 27 years. He has covered seven World Cups, four Olympic Games, six World Series and a Super Bowl and has contributed to three Pulitzer Prize-winning series at The Times and Miami Herald. An essay he wrote in fifth grade was voted best in the class. He has a cool dog.

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