Google makes doodle to mark 2014 FIFA World Cup startJune 12, 2014 - 09:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google has created a doodle to mark the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which starts today, June 12, the Mirror says. The internet giant has devised one of its iconic moving illustrations to commemorate the 20th staging of the global football extravaganza, which this year takes place in Brazil. The interactive doodle begins by showing a yellow and blue colored football bouncing into view from stage left. The ball comes to a halt in the centre of the screen, at which point the letters making up the word Google come alive and begin to jump up and down in a carefree manner. As the letters let themselves go in the foreground, the vista of Rio de Janeiro opens up into view behind them. Golden sands and palm trees can be seen along with cable cars furiously conveying passengers to and from the top of the city's iconic Sugar Loaf Mountain. The statue of Christ the Redeemer watches the carnival scene impassively, while the summer sun rotates in an unusual fashion. The first World Cup was won by hosts Uruguay in 1930. Brazil has won the competition five times before (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002) but never on home soil. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |