Get close to 2014 World Cup with FIFA app

Fans following the 2014 World Cup using the official app will be the first to receive the team line-ups, football's world governing body, FIFA, announced on Wednesday. To celebrate the World Cup, FIFA launched an updated version of the official FIFA app for mobile and tablet. The new app can be downloaded free and is available for Android and Apple users. According to FIFA, the previous version was downloaded more than 4.5 million times, with 26 million visits and over 240 million page views. "The FIFA App has been revamped to allow you the chance to experience the World Cup as if you were really there. Take the tournament with you wherever you go thanks to the match alerts, and be the first to receive the team line-ups, notifications of goals, cards and major events during each match, in addition to having all the latest news and information delivered straight to your device," FIFA said on its website. "You can also enter the Global Stadium where you can #Joinin with millions of football fans across the planet and share your excitement about the tournament. Follow our Live Blog to stay up-to-the-minute with the latest text and photo coverage from Brazil and explore the Social Network Centre, which not only includes the accounts of the world's biggest stars, but the names of the trending players at any given moment, the countries with the most users and much more besides," FIFA added. Using the app fans can vote for the official Man of the Match in each of the 64 games. There is also an opportunity to win the actual kick-off ball from the fixtures and to get prizes from a variety of games: World Cup Fantasy, Predictor Challenge, Your XI, Dream Team as well as the Golden Ball and Young Player Predictors.