2014 FIFA World Cup
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, and will be held in Brazil in 2014.[1] It was scheduled to take place in South America and Brazil was selected to host the competition on 30 October 2007 as the only country to put in a bid.
This will be the second time Brazil hosts the competition; the country also hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup. It will also be the first World Cup to be held in South America since Argentina 1978.
Brazil will become the fifth nation to host the FIFA World Cup twice, after Mexico, Italy, France, and Germany. The Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro will most probably become the second stadium after the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City to host two Football World Cup Finals. Brazil will become the first nation to break the well-established chain of allowing a European nation to host the World Cup Finals every eight years — with South Africa scheduled to host the Finals in 2010, there will be at least a twelve-year interlude between Finals hosted by European nations.
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[edit] Teams
As the host nation, Brazil qualifies automatically.
[edit] Qualified teams
- Brazil (as host nation)
[edit] Stadia
Nineteen cities showed interest in being chosen as World Cup host cities:São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Brasília, Belém, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Maceió, Manaus, Natal, Recife/Olinda (a stadium will be shared by both cities), Rio Branco and Salvador.[2]
According to current FIFA practice, no more than one city may use two stadia, and the number of host cities is limited between eight and ten. The Brazilian Confederation already requested permission to assign twelve cities hosting World Cup Finals [3].
[edit] Proposed Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Belo Horizonte | Mineirão | 74,300 |
| Brasília | Estádio Mané Garrincha | 45,200 |
| Porto Alegre | Estádio Beira-Rio | 56,000 |
| Rio de Janeiro | Maracanã | 95,000 |
| São Paulo | Morumbi | 80,000 |
| Belém | Mangueirão | 43,800 |
| Campo Grande | Estádio Pedro Pedrossian | 44,000 |
| Cuiabá | Verdão | 40,000 |
| Curitiba | Arena da Baixada | 25,272 |
| Florianópolis | Estádio Orlando Scarpelli | 19,908 |
| Fortaleza | Estádio Castelão | 69,000 |
| Goiânia | Estádio Serra Dourada | 45,000 |
| Maceió | Arena Zagallo | 45,348 |
| Manaus | Estádio Vivaldo Lima | 40,550 |
| Natal | Estádio Estrela dos Reis Magos | 65,100 |
| Recife-Olinda | Arena Recife-Olinda | 36,000 |
| Rio Branco | Arena da Floresta | 20,000 |
| Salvador | Arena Bahia | 44,000 |
[edit] References
- ^ Brazil confirmed as 2014 hosts. FIFA (2007-10-30). Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
- ^ FIFA's Inspection Report
- ^ "FIFA wants to decide which cities will house World Cup 2014", Sportsya
[edit] External links
- FIFA Official Announcement
- The 18 stadiums for Brazil 2014
- Stadium projects for WorldCup 2014
- FIFA President gives press briefing - 20 May 2006
- The official site Brazil 2014 Bid
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