South American giants Argentina will start their 2014 World Cup campaign against Bosnia-Herzegovina today at the historic Maracana Stadium — the venue of Brazil's heartbreaking 1950 World Cup loss to Uruguay.


Argentina's Lionel Messi during a training session at Independencia Stadium in Belo Horizonte earlier in the week. Pic/AFP 

That defeat — popularly known as the 'Maracanazo' — still rankles for most Brazilians even after 64 years and five World Cup titles. It was the last match of the second stage group, wrongly referred to as the 'final', between Brazil and Uruguay.