FIFA President Sepp Blatter has warned that Rio and Sao Paulo might not be ready to host Confederations Cup matches.
Blatter on Monday urged Brazil to accelerate its 2014 World Cup preparations, warning that Rio and Sao Paulo might not be ready to host Confederations Cup matches a year beforehand. “If you make a comparison between the state of play in South Africa and Brazil three years before the World Cup, Brazil is behind Africa. It should not be said but it s a fact,” the head of world football governing body told journalists.
“If they carry on working like that when we have the Confederations Cup… a year before the World Cup as a rehearsal, there won t be matches in Rio and no matches in Sao Paulo,” he added. “The World Cup stadiums are still not ready.” Blatter said he was waiting for “a bit of effect” from the five-time World Cup winners “because it s not moving forward, it s not moving forward very fast”.
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