The weird world of World Cup 2014 – in pictures

A novel way to block out the sight of Fred in a Brazil shirt Photograph: SEBASTIAO MOREIRA/EPA

Half-baked Neymar lookalike experiences unrequited love for cardboard mistress Photograph: Pedro Vilela/Getty Images

Self-inflicted wedgie part one … (somewhat disturbingly, Jermaine Jones looks like he's actually enjoying it) Photograph: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images

Self-inflicted wedgie part two Photograph: Matthew Ashton/AMA/Matthew Ashton/AMA

Very small man kicks normal sized football Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

Very strange man bites baby Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Very, very delighted man chews the cud Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

The excitement upon Lionel Messi's arrival was palpable Photograph: OSWALDO RIVAS/REUTERS

… just imagine what it was like when Diego, here, turned up Photograph: GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images

Never going to work Photograph: DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images

Cuddly toys don't last long in Michael Arroyo's pram Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Lucky they're the military police rather than the fashion ones Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

Superman and Batman join forces … but they're powerless to prevent Roy Hodgson from ruining the day for England fans Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

David Luiz is good at swimming. Then again, people said he was good at football Photograph: Rafael Ribeiro / HANDOUT/EPA

The old vanishing torso trick Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP

You're fooling no one Photograph: Andre Penner/AP

Why a̶l̶w̶a̶y̶s̶ ̶m̶e aren't all fans' costumes this good? Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images