FIFA to monitor Brazil progress

FIFA’s top executive will visit Brazil every two months to keep the pressure on to speed up preparations for the 2014 World Cup.

FIFA to monitor Brazil progress
Mon, 19 Dec, 2011 - 14:25

FIFA’s top executive will visit Brazil every two months to keep the pressure on to speed up preparations for the 2014 World Cup.

Jerome Valcke, FIFA’s secretary general, says “a lot of work” remains to be done, especially on transport infrastructure and airports.

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