Tag: Brazil stadiums

• Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 01:07 UTC

  FIFA demands second test for the recently opened Sao Paulo stadium

  

  FIFA has demanded Brazil’s World Cup organizers stage one final test event at the Sao Paulo stadium staging the June 12 opener. The Brazilian league schedule has been re-jigged to accommodate Corinthians match against Brazilian champions Cruzeiro at the 68,000-seat Itaquerao, which is still unfinished, on June first.

• Friday, December 27th 2013 - 05:07 UTC

  World Cup 2014: Brazil most expensive stadium has a leaking roof

  

  Reports from stadium operators in Brazil have revealed that the most expensive of the 12 stadiums built or renovated for the 2014 FIFA World Cup has a leaking roof, less than eight months after it was finished.

• Friday, December 6th 2013 - 06:30 UTC

  FIFA nervous about Cup stadiums; Brazil argues brides are never on time for marriage

  

  Brazilian government has brushed aside the importance of more delays in completing 2014 World Cup stadiums, saying that missing FIFA's deadline will not affect the country's ability to successfully host next year's tournament.

• Thursday, November 28th 2013 - 10:41 UTC

  Crane collapse in stadium for opening match of 2014 World Cup kills two workers

  

  Two people died in an accident at Sao Paulo's stadium, which is due to host the opening ceremony of the 2014 World Cup finals, police say. A senior local fire official said crews were called Wednesday midday to the Arena Corinthians after reports of a collapsed crane. It fell on top of a metal structure, destroying part of a facade.

• Wednesday, August 14th 2013 - 19:41 UTC

  Brazil now admits construction pace of five stadiums for World Cup 2014 ‘must be accelerated’

  

  Brazilian Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo has said he is worried about delays at five stadiums still being built for next year's football World Cup. Rebelo said the pace of construction must be accelerated if the venues are to be ready by this December.