FINDING FRIENDS

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - OK, so we all know yellow and green is good at the World Cup in Brazil. Blue and white stripes? Whoa. Not so much.

One brave cab driver was proudly sporting Argentina's team shirt as he whizzed through the Saturday morning traffic in downtown Rio de Janeiro. On every side of him there were quizzical looks, normally followed by a hoot or a stern shout in response to the colors of Brazil's fierce South American rival. Sometimes a wave of a hand. No, no, no!

Then, just as it felt he was all alone, a car pulled up next to him full of fellow supporters of the country of Lionel Messi. Their hoot was accompanied by cheers and thumbs-up this time as they pressed their blue and white Argentina flag up against the window. Seems you'll always find some friends at the World Cup.