On Thursday, the beginning of the biggest sporting event in the world will take place in Brazil. The World Cup soccer tournament gets under way in Rio de Janiero with the host country's team playing Croatia. That is - if the stadium is finished. Brazilian workers are racing to complete the stadium that will host the World Cup's first game, wiping seats, checking beams and installing wiring just days before the opening whistle. As night fell on Saturday, helmeted workers were still toiling away on two long-delayed stands of Sao Paulo's new Corinthians Arena where Brazil will take on Croatia on Thursday. A worker sat on a beam as he reviewed the structure under the south-side stand, which is surrounded by a massive grey tarp. In the back, two workers stood on a lift raised to the top of the stand, also appearing to review the structure. Six others wiped sand from the white seats whose sturdiness was tested with sandbags. The 61,600-capacity stadium has...(Read Full Post)