FACTBOX: What Brazil needs to do for 2014 World Cup

Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:18pm EDT
 
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(Reuters) - Brazil was chosen on Tuesday to host the 2014 World Cup. Here are some of the organizational issues it must tackle.

* Stadiums: No Brazilian stadium currently meets the conditions needed to host a World Cup match. FIFA has said the country must pay close attention to meeting targets set in proposals put forth by all 18 cities vying to host games. The organizing committee will pick 10 or 12 stadiums where matches will be played.

Brazil's main stadiums with projected seat capacity in 2014 are:

Maracana, in Rio de Janeiro: 86,100 seats

Mane Garrincha, in Brasilia: 76,232 seats

Mineirao, in Belo Horizonte: 74,300 seats

Morumbi, in Sao Paulo: 66,952 seats

Estrela dos Reis Magos, to be build in Natal: 65,100 seats

Beira Rio, in Porto Alegre: 60,000 seats  Continued...

 

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