Not everyone can fly to Brazil for the FIFA World Cup 2014, but Google is giving everyone the chance to tour the 12 official World Cup stadiums from the comfort of your pajamas: Introducing Google Street View's World Cup stadium tours.

This year's FIFA World Cup in Brazil is shaping up to be the most technologically connected and conspicuous World Cup in history. From the many, many World Cup apps, to free streaming of the World Cup live across platforms, along with digitally enhanced pay TV apps and options, to the amazing mind controlled exoskeleton that allowed a Brazilian paraplegic soccer fan to make the first ceremonial kick at the opening ceremonies, technology is giving everyone more access to the World Cup than ever before.

Enter Google Maps, which gives everyone a mid-pitch and front row view of all 12 World Cup soccer stadiums, along with the iconic painted streets of Brazil.

Here's a look at Google's efforts to snap 360 panoramas of Brazil's beautiful painted streets — a soccer tradition in Brazil for every tournament:

For once, the surrounding streets are actually more colorful than the Google Street View car!

On top of the streets and stadiums, of course, there are many other amazing sites in Brazil to explore, like the Ignaçu National Park, which Google has also pano-photographed out.

Google Maps' celebration of the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil isn't only a pretty way to feel like you're part of the action if you can't actually go to Brazil for the world's largest sporting event. It's also practical for football fans traveling to the country.

Besides being able to take a virtual photographic tour of the stadiums, Google Maps' indoor stadium maps are also quite detailed, as reported by Wired, showing sections in the stands, bathrooms, elevators, and entrances and exits, with multiple detailed views, depending on which level of the stadium your seats are.

Google Maps also has transit information for all 12 host cities, in many languages, so that visitors can figure out the best route back from the game -- though judging by the likely internet connectivity problems, perhaps figuring that out before you leave the hotel's WiFi is probably the best idea. Turn by turn directions from point A to B are also available, with accurate traffic information and accident (or riot) reports supplied by social map updating technology Waze, which Google acquired last year for just such an occasion.

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But for those of us stuck at home, Google Maps and Street View will provide plenty of between-match entertainment. It's almost like you're there.

Check out Google Maps' special World Cup 2014 Brazil Street View here.