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Summary: Brazil has one expectation going into this year’s World Cup and that’s to be hoisting the trophy at the end. The world’s most-watched competition began Thursday in Sao Paulo with the Brazilians defeating Croatia 3-1. The Wall Street Journal’s Matthew Futterman and ESPN’s Tommy Smyth join Jeffrey Brown to discuss how they think the Americans will fare in their first match.