Little Miss BumBum breaches security
Organisers are left red-faced as various incidents reflect lapses in protective measures
A "Miss BumBum" who claims she slept with Cristiano Ronaldo, a Chilean stadium invasion and a Lionel Messi fan who snuck into Argentina's training camp, have cast an unflattering spotlight on World Cup security.
Just when Brazil was soaking up praise for a relatively snag-free tournament, the three security breaches gave organisers some of their most embarrassing moments yet and prompted football's world governing body Fifa to reassess its measures.
In the Miss BumBum incident, a former contestant in a pageant to choose Brazil's sexiest female posterior, was frog-marched out of Portugal's training ground by security staff just minutes before Ronaldo and his team took to the pitch.
I came to give good luck to C7 [Ronaldo], and was removed from the pitch and they took my press credentials. Where is the freedom of expression?
Andressa Urach and the World Player of the Year have a history - or so says Urach.
British newspapers last year reported claims from her that Ronaldo, 29, had cheated on his girlfriend Irina Shayk with her.
At the time, the Portuguese superstar angrily denied the claims, tweeting that he was "deeply outraged by a situation intended, in vain, to affect my personal life".
Urach, a co-host on a Brazilian variety programme called the Muito Show, has been determined to get Ronaldo's attention at the World Cup.