You know that old saying about a picture being worth a 1000 words. 9000 reasons why that is true.Nothing we can say, really can add to these.

The finest opening ceremony in the history of 6 a side football.

Thousands locked out. A live gig, Djbril Cisse doing a DJ set, it had it all.

The World Cup continues all week, and all matches are being streamed live on www.soccafederation.com