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21 Shocking Images That Uncover The World Cup’s Dark Side

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The FIFA World Cup is always a roller coaster of emotion. We root for 
our favorite teams, boo when the referees make terrible decisions and 
feel a deep, unalienable sense of nationalistic pride when <em>our</em> team fights for a win, despite all odds.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yet with all of the success and thrills presented by the World Cup 
every four years, the tournament’s seedy underbelly is hard to conceal. 
From increasingly violent demonstrations to brutal player-on-player 
contact to a thriving demand for prostitutes, the World Cup has an 
undeniable dark side. These shocking images explore the dark realities 
of the booming phenomenon that is the 2014 FIFA World Cup.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Demonstrators continue to protest the Brazil World Cup games. Source: Imgur</td></tr>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-street-art-protests1.jpg"><img alt="Street art conveys the complaints of Brazilians who do not support the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Source: Urban Times" class="size-full wp-image-56504" height="418" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-street-art-protests1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Street art conveys the complaints of Brazilians who do not support the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Source: Urban Times</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-security-controversy.jpg"><img alt="Security teams and military troops flock to Brazil to control protests and fans during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Source: Huffington Post" class="size-full wp-image-56503" height="400" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-security-controversy.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Security teams and military troops flock to 
Brazil to control protests and fans during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. 
Source: Huffington Post</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-nearby-gang-violence1.jpg"><img alt="Though troops were sent to Rio de Janeiro to shake up nearby drug dealers and criminals, the streets are still largely unsafe. Source: Business Insider" class="size-full wp-image-56502" height="535" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-nearby-gang-violence1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Though troops were sent to Rio de Janeiro to 
shake up nearby drug dealers and criminals, the streets are still 
largely unsafe. Source: Business Insider</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-yellow-card1.jpg"><img alt="Portugal’s Pepe gets a yellow card after arguing with Thomas Muller in the game against Germany. Source: USA Today" class="size-full wp-image-56501" height="450" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-yellow-card1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Portugal’s Pepe gets a yellow card after arguing with Thomas Muller in the game against Germany. Source: USA Today</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-tear-gas1.jpg"><img alt="People flee through clouds of tear gas in a June 20th protest. Source: Mashable" class="size-full wp-image-56500" height="491" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-tear-gas1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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People flee through clouds of tear gas in a June 20th protest. Source: Mashable</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-brazil-sex-workers1.jpg"><img alt="Sex workers prepare for the surge of tourists at the World Cup. Source: News Fine" class="size-full wp-image-56499" height="520" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-brazil-sex-workers1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Sex workers prepare for the surge of tourists at the World Cup. Source: News Fine</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-pepe-foul1.jpg"><img alt="Pepe (Portugal) fouls Germany’s Thomas Mueller and is sent off of the field. Source: The Star" class="size-full wp-image-56498" height="532" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-pepe-foul1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Pepe (Portugal) fouls Germany’s Thomas Mueller and is sent off of the field. Source: The Star</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-violence-mounts-rio-de-janeiro1.jpg"><img alt="Troops raid a pre-World Cup Rio de Janeiro to reduce violent activity in the city’s slums. Source: Business Insider" class="size-full wp-image-56497" height="567" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-violence-mounts-rio-de-janeiro1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Troops raid a pre-World Cup Rio de Janeiro to reduce violent activity in the city’s slums. Source: Business Insider</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-michel-babatunde-injured1.jpg"><img alt="Nigeria’s Michael Babatunde is taken away on a stretcher after being injured on the field. Source: Malay Mail Online" class="size-full wp-image-56496" height="552" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-michel-babatunde-injured1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Nigeria’s Michael Babatunde is taken away on a stretcher after being injured on the field. Source: Malay Mail Online</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-fifa-go-home1.jpg"><img alt="Anti-FIFA protests turn dangerous as demonstrators clash with police. Source: Afrowood" class="size-full wp-image-56495" height="496" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-fifa-go-home1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Anti-FIFA protests turn dangerous as demonstrators clash with police. Source: Afrowood</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-giorigo-chiellini1.jpg"><img alt="Italy’s Giorigo Chiellini is bitten by a member of the Uruguay team. Source: TIME" class="size-full wp-image-56494" height="591" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-giorigo-chiellini1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Italy’s Giorigo Chiellini is bitten by a member of the Uruguay team. Source: TIME</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-street-art1.jpg"><img alt="Street art conveys the anti-World Cup sentiment running rampant throughout the streets of Brazil. Source: Slate" class="size-full wp-image-56491" height="691" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-street-art1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Street art conveys the anti-World Cup sentiment running rampant throughout the streets of Brazil. Source: Slate</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-giorigo-chiellini-bitten1.jpg"><img alt="Uruguay striker Luis Suarez is fined for the third time in his career for biting an opponent. Source: NY Daily News" class="size-full wp-image-56490" height="450" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-giorigo-chiellini-bitten1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Uruguay striker Luis Suarez is fined for the third time in his career for biting an opponent. Source: NY Daily News</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-prostitutes-learn-english1-Recovered.jpg"><img alt="Prostitutes in Brazil learn English in preparation for the 2014 World Cup. Source: NY Daily News" class="size-full wp-image-56510" height="550" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-prostitutes-learn-english1-Recovered.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Prostitutes in Brazil learn English in preparation for the 2014 World Cup. Source: NY Daily News</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-red-card-protests1.jpg"><img alt="Protesters hold up red cards to signify their opposition to the 2014 World Cup. Source: Mashable" class="size-full wp-image-56509" height="449" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-red-card-protests1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Protesters hold up red cards to signify their opposition to the 2014 World Cup. Source: Mashable</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-troops1.jpg"><img alt="Brazil has taken lengthy security precautions to reduce violence during the World Cup. Source: NBC News" class="size-full wp-image-56508" height="533" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-troops1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Brazil has taken lengthy security precautions to reduce violence during the World Cup. Source: NBC News</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-slums1.jpg"><img alt="Rio de Janeiro’s impoverished slums are a steep contrast to the excess of the World Cup. Source: Business Insider" class="size-full wp-image-56507" height="481" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-slums1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Rio de Janeiro’s impoverished slums are a steep contrast to the excess of the World Cup. Source: Business Insider</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-giovanni-sio1.jpg"><img alt="The Ivory Coast’s Giovanni Sio fouls Greece’s Giorgos Samaras, giving the team a free penalty kick. Source: USA Today Sports" class="size-full wp-image-56506" height="571" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-giovanni-sio1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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The Ivory Coast’s Giovanni Sio fouls Greece’s Giorgos Samaras, giving the team a free penalty kick. Source: USA Today Sports</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-prostitutes-rio-de-janeiro1.jpg"><img alt="Rio de Janeiro is one of the oldest and largest Red Light Districts in the world. Source: Mirror" class="size-full wp-image-56505" height="532" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-prostitutes-rio-de-janeiro1.jpg" width="800" /></a>
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Rio de Janeiro is one of the oldest and largest Red Light Districts in the world. Source: Mirror</div>
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<a href="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-anti-fifa-protests1.jpeg"><img alt="Masses of people stage anti-FIFA and anti-government protests throughout Rio de Janeiro and surrounding cities. (Photo Credit: Resampled News)" class="size-full wp-image-56511" height="494" src="http://thetrentonlinecom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/world-cup-dark-side-anti-fifa-protests1.jpeg" width="800" /></a>
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Masses of people stage anti-FIFA and 
anti-government protests throughout Rio de Janeiro and surrounding 
cities. (Photo Credit: Resampled News)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(via <a href="http://all-that-is-interesting.com/world-cup-dark-side#brEqlirL7VyWahRy.99" target="_blank">All That Is Interesting</a>)</span></span>

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