Brazil were today formally appointed hosts of the 2014 World Cup and now face the daunting task of building or completely refurbishing every single one of their stadia for the tournament.
FIFA’s inspection report has identified 18 grounds with more than 40,000 capacity that could host matches and these will be whittled down to nine or 10.
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