Prior to the opening ceremony of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup staged in Brazil , demonstrations took place outside the venue , organised by people unhappy with the amount of public money spent to enable the hosting of the FIFA World Cup . Both President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff and FIFA President Sepp Blatter were heavily booed as they were announced to give their speeches at the 2013 tournament 's opening , which resulted in FIFA announcing that the 2014 World Cup opening ceremony would not feature any speeches . Further protests took place outside other matches during the Confederations Cup as part of wider unrest and rioting in Brazilian cities , seeking to express disenchantment with the government 's financial management of the country
2014 World Cup opening ceremony
2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony
List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies