Spaceship stadiums and Ronaldo-mania: Guardian writers’ first impressions of the World Cup

I t was quite a contrast touching down in sleepy Kansas City hours after having witnessed the bedlam on the streets of New York when and . But this is a World Cup full of contrasts, from Fifa’s never-ending quest to make a quick buck ($5 a pop for a bottle of water in the media centre) to the warmth...

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