Competition is fierce at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and not only on the field. As fans from around the world cheer on their teams, each nation appears to be trying to outdo the others for the wildest costumes.
Brazil estimates that some 3.7 million people will travel to the country for the World Cup matches and festivities. Countless others are donning wacky wigs and face paint all over the world to watch the matches on television.
Whichever country fans are rooting for, they have one thing in common: their enthusiasm for the game. These photos of fans from each of the 31 competing nations show that soccer really does bring the world together, in all of its weird and and wonderful hues.
Honduras
A fan from Honduras shows off his outfit before the Group E World Cup soccer match between France and Honduras at the Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, Brazil,.
Ecuador
An Ecuadorean fan gestures before the Group E World Cup soccer match between Switzerland and Ecuador at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil.
U.S.A.
USA soccer fans attend the FIFA Fan Fest at Fan HQ in Natal, Brazil.
Portugal
Portugal fans pose prior to the Group G football match between Germany and Portugal at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador during the FIFA World Cup .
Ivory Coast
A fan from the Ivory Coast yells before the Group C World Cup soccer match between Ivory Coast and Japan at the Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil.
Colombia
Germany
