Fifa will be 'surprised': Brazil

28 July 2010, 5:16 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO - BRAZIL'S sports minister defended the preparations for the 2014 World Cup on Wednesday, saying those criticising them are underestimating their current state and arguing that some of the delays were due to Fifa being slow in approving plans. Orlando Silva conceded during a conference call that there are no plans yet to build the Sao Paulo stadium scheduled to stage the opening ...... Read More »

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