This Colombia fan turned a few heads when wearing a pope's outfit festooned with what appear at first glance to be swastikas and marijuana leaves. Possibly it's South America's answer to Frankie Boyle, seeing how many people he could offend in one go.

Protesters took to the streets of Brazil for months ahead of the World Cup - and the first day of the tournament itself witnessed widespread trouble as anti-government activists took advantage of the eyes of the world being on them.

CNN producer Barbara Arvanditis lies bloodied and semi-conscious after being caught in the crossfire between police and protestors on the opening day of the tournament. Arvanditis was in the middle of a melee in which police used tear gas and stun grenades to try and quell unrest.

The protestors aren't just blaming the government - they've made sure that football's governing body know their feelings as well. We'll leave you to guess what the back of this bitterly ironic Brazil shirt read before we pixellated it in Photoshop.

Portugal's Pepe clearly felt that he had not fouled Germany's Thomas Mueller. So, as cruel Victorian fathers across Britain used to do, he decided to REALLY give Mueller something to cry about by stooping down to headbutt the young star.

A pitch invader during Germany's match against Ghana carried a strangely disturbing message, consisting of a Polish mobile phone number and an email address that some media outlets have alleged had far-right connotations. No explanation from the pitch invader has yet been forthcoming, though FIFA is investigating several fans who blacked up their faces during the game.