Photos: World Cup opening ceremony

Jennifer Lopez takes part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.  (Pedro Ugarte, AFP/Getty Images)

Brazilian pop singer Claudia Leitte performs during the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014.  (Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP/Getty Images)

Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014.   (Fabrice Coffrini, AFP/Getty Images)

People dressed as flowers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA football World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014.   (Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP/Getty Images)

A man with the left half of his face painted with the colors of the Croatian national flag and the right half with the colors of the Brazilian national flag attends the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA football World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014.   (Odd Andersen, AFP/Getty Images)

Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014.   (Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP/Getty Images)

Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014.  (Francois-Xavier Marit, AFP/Getty Images)

Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014.  (Francois-Xavier Marit, AFP/Getty Images)

Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014, prior to the opening Group A football match between Brazil and Croatia.  (Pedro Ugarte, AFP/Getty Images)

Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA football World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014.   (Adrian Dennis, AFP/Getty Images)

People dressed as flowers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA football World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014.   (Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP/Getty Images)

Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA football World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014.   (Vanderlei Almeida, AFP/Getty Images)