The draw ceremony for the 2014 World Cup is currently taking place in Costa de Sauipe, Brazil. The ceremony began with a film on the sporting life of Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa who passed away on Thursday at the age of 95. The sporting world has been paying tribute to Mandela, and Sepp Blatter, along with Dilma Roussef, the President of Brazil, wanted to pay him a final honor. A minute of silence followed by applause marked this emotional moment. Some reactions, such as Raymond Domenech’s tweet, suggest that the minute of silence for Mandela may have felt shortened. Dilma Roussef expressed that the 2014 World Cup in Brazil would be the “Cup of Cups” and emphasized Brazil’s football heritage with players like Pelé and Ronaldo.
2014 WORLD CUP DRAW: A CEREMONY UNDER THE SIGN OF NELSON MANDELA
