Waandamanaji waendeleza vurugu katika michuano ya kombe shirikisho huko Brazil.
Vurugu ziligubika kabla ya mchezo baina ya Hispania na Italia hapo jana.
FIFA yatangaza aina ya shampeni maalum ya michuano ya kombe la dunia chupa ni pauni £45.
Wakati upinzani na maandamano yakiendelea kuzingira mashindano ya kombe la mabara nchini Brazil , shirikisho la soka duniani FIFA limetangaza rasmi shampeni maalumu ya mashindano ya kombe la dunia katika mwakani.
Police
walipambana na zaidi ya waandamanaji 5,000 kabla ya mchezo wa nusu fainali baina ya Hispani na Italia ambapo Hispania iliibuka na ushindi kwa mikwaju ya penati huko Fortaleza usiku wa jana na kwa mara nyingine kuligubikwa na kurushwa na mabomu ya machozi.
Zaidi ya watu 90 wameshikiliwa kufuatia tukio hilo lililotokezea nje ya uwanja na inaarifiwa kuwa maafisa kadhaa wa polisi walijeruhiwa.
Waandamanaji wakichoma moto magari karibu na Castelao Arena huko Fortaleza kabla ya mchezo baina ya Italia na Hispania.
Zaidi ya waandamanaji 90 walikamatwa katika vurugu hiyo.
There were also violent clashes further down the coast in Porto Alegre.
Twenty-four hours earlier, one man
was killed as more than 50,000 people marched on the stadium in Belo
Horizonte before Brazil beat Uruguay to reach the tournament final,
which will be held in the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.
That game, between hosts Brazil and
world and European champions Spain is expected to attract the biggest
demonstration of the competition so far.
Estado de Minas, the local newspaper
for Belo Horizonte, led their front page with "Brazil wins, Belo
Horizonte loses" and a picture of the blazing city. A small group of
activists attacked police, vandalised shops and set fire to a car
dealership near the stadium.
Armed: Riot police prepare themselves for the demonstrators in Fortaleza
Crowd control: Police resort to extreme tactics and fire rubber bullets at demonstrators
Fighting back: Demonstrators proceed to throw missiles at the incoming police officers during ugly scenes
The World Cup warm-up competition has
been overshadowed by public demonstrations over the last fortnight as
ordinary millions of Brazilians have taken to the streets across 80
towns and cities to express their disgust at the misuse of public funds,
including the hosting the global football showpiece and the 2018
Olympic Games.
Police and the BOPE - Brazilian
special forces - have retaliated with the use of tear gas and rubber
bullets, a response condemned by international onlookers.
But the public unrest has not moved
FIFA or president Sepp Blatter who has said the Brazilian public should
not be using the competition to give visibility to their protest.
Bloodied: A police officer struggles to his feet after sustaining a nasty facial injury
The world’s governing body is
insistent that the World Cup Finals will take place in Brazil in a
year’s time, stating there is not Plan B in place.
Blatter told Brazilian newspaper O
Globo: 'I can understand that people are not happy, but they should not
use football to make their demands heard.
'Brazil asked to host the World Cup. We didn’t force it on them.'
And as the protests continue to
rumble in the streets outside the stadiums, FIFA have announced that
Champagne Taittinger has secured 'official Champagne' status for its
namesake brand at next year's finals.
Injured: A demonstrator is helped by fellow activists during a protest in front of the Piratini government palace
Raucous: Protestors set fires outside the palace as the demonstration goes on into the night
The family-owned company has signed a
sponsorship deal that will run until the end of 2015. The tie-up, for
an undisclosed sum, will see Taittinger boast the title of 'official
FIFA Champagne' for the 2014 World Cup.
The company announced: 'Champagne
Taittinger will manifest its presence at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in the
months to come through various initiatives with the help of its 150
distributors around the world,' the company said.
Ablaze: One anti-government protestor burns the Brazilian flag in Porto Alegre
Stop and search: Some demonstrators are detained and searched by police in Fortaleza
Road blocked: Police close off a street before the match to prepare for the demonstration in Fortaleza
The ill-timed announcement will do
nothing to abate anger in Brazil at the conduct of world football's
governing body, although internal corruption is also at the centre of
the public unhappiness and unrest.
The wave of protests began nearly a month ago in the city Sao Paulo after bus fares were increased by 10 per cent.
The rises in Sao Paulo and many other Brazilian cities were revoked after two weeks of protests.
By then, the demonstrations had turned into a nationwide movement for better education, healthcare and transport.
And another one: The protests have popped up across Brazil since the beginning of the tournament
Despite Blatter’s unsympathetic
stance, Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes has admitted mistakes have
been made in the preparations for the world’s biggest football
tournament, and the Olympics which will follow two years later.
Paes said: 'We did lots of good things in the past few years for the education system, but people want more.
'Brazil has lost a great opportunity with the World Cup. FIFA asked for stadiums and Brazil has only delivered stadiums.
Blame game: Rio de Janeiro mayor (depicted,
right, aiming a gun at Christ the Redeemer) spoke out against FIFA but
the citizens of the capital remain indignant about price hikes in public
transport
'We should have used the opportunity to deliver good services too.
'We have almost no unemployment. The protests are much more connected to the quality of services in Brazil.
'Brazil is a democracy which needs to
get more mature, to improve. I think there is a problem with democracy
and representation all over the world,' he said.
'People want more transparency, they want more openness and that is what we are going to do.'
Unwanted: A number of protestors are unimpressed with FIFA's preparation for the 2014 World Cup
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