THE 2014 Fifa World Cup kicks off this evening in Brazil, so are you ready for the biggest football extravaganza on the planet?  

It’s that time that every football fan world over, has been waiting for since English referee Howard Webb blew the final whistle after Spain beat the Netherlands 1-0 to be crowned champions of the world four years ago in South Africa.

That final will be remembered most for Andreas Iniesta’s late strike, but also for Web’s failure to send off Dutch midfielder Nigel De Jong for a high lunge into the chest of Xabi Alonso.

That said, the ‘African tournament’ was a total success beyond everyone’s expectations, and the noisy vuvuzelas played their part, therefore, the eyes of the world will be on Brazil to see if indeed the ‘home of football’ can exceed or even match South Africa 2010.

On the issue of match times, the group stage matches will be played between 6pm and midnight, which is not bad timing for Rwandans—only Ivory Coast vs Japan on Saturday in Group C will be at 3am.

The opener Brazil vs Croatia, kickoff at 10pm local time, should be a cracker and one that the hosts would be favourites to win and send a message to the rest of the genuine title contenders among them; Spain, Germany, Argentina, Italy.