FIFA World Cup Preview: Brazil v Croatia 11 June 2014 15:57 FIFA World Cup hosts Brazil go into the opening game against Croatia carrying the weight of a nation's expectation on their shoulders. Football's greatest showpiece kicks off this Thursday at Sao Paulo's Arena Corinthians, with both sides looking to get their Group A campaigns off to an ideal start. There is no doubt the greater pressure will be on Brazil, staging the finals for the first time in 64 years, desperate to avoid a repeat of the Maracanazo. In what was effectively the final between Brazil and Uruguay in 1950, the home nation fully expected a glorious triumph, but their opponents stunned a packed Maracana and ran out 2-1 winners. Home hopes are just as high in 2014 - especially given Brazil's success in last year's FIFA Confederations Cup - and they may feel buoyed by the fact that the host country has never lost its opening tournament fixture. It was under current head co...