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Mundial 2014
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Brazil: Stressful finish for the late three hosts
Cuiaba stadium is handed over to FIFA today, but seats weren’t installed until two days ago. In Sao Paulo the recent test game proved not enough and one more is planned. Meanwhile Curitiba’s Arena da Baixada remains most delayed.
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Sao Paulo: Bitter opening of Arena Corinthians
It’s not the first and surely not last stadium opened before works end. But this one is in the global spotlight as opening venue of the World Cup in 24 days. Yesterday it saw its last, 8th test event.
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Brazil: Further controversy with Estádio Nacional
If we count the surrounding infrastructure, Brazil’s new national stadium is one of three most expensive stadiums in football history. According to a report by Court of Audit one third of the project expenses raises questions.
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Sao Paulo: Stadium change means a change in supporting model
Supporters of South America’s richest club, Corinthians, are getting ready for their first league game at Arena Corinthians. Ticket prices went up by 40% and the club attempts to educate fans about the importance of taking the right seat.
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Sao Paulo: Already seven opening games at Itaquerão
And the last 8th one will come next Sunday. Yesterday Corinthians fans watched 6 exhibition games with roughly a quarter of all capacity available to supporters.
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Brazil: Another tragic accident, this time in Cuiaba
35 days before the World Cup four stadiums are still under construction and delays are growing. As if that wasn’t bad enough, another worker was killed yesterday. He was electrocuted at Arena Pantanal.
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Rio de Janeiro: Maracanã losing big money
Redeveloped for over 1 billion reais, Brazil’s largest stadium has had a difficult first year. Though the loss was expected, its size is very significant at over $20 million.
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Sao Paulo: Itaquerão handed over, but still under construction
Yesterday a symbolic delivery ceremony took place inside Arena Corinthians. But the club won’t be able to play an official game here for nearly a month. Construction works are rushing towards the finish line.
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Porto Alegre: Grand weekend at Gigante do Beira-Rio
Roughly 100,000 people took part in spectacular reopening of Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre. Redeveloped giant celebrated its 45th birthday, while Internacional enjoyed 105 years in operation.
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Sao Paulo: Arena Corinthians partially closed for World Cup?
The state prosecutor's office warned Wednesday that safety improvements needed to be made to the stadium. Unless safety improves, parts of the stadium may be closed, even during the FIFA tournament.
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Recife: Arena Pernambuco gaining (solar) power
The stadium itself isn't able to support much photovoltaic panels, but with the amount of space around there's still room for a massive solar power plant. Up to 30% of matchday-use energy will come from new panels.
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Sao Paulo: Another death at Arena Corinthians
It's the third casualty in Sao Paulo's Itaquera district and seventh at World Cup stadiums overall. This time rescue efforts proved futile after Fabio Hamilton da Cruz fell almost 8 meters down.
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Brazil 2014: Nervous finish, opening in Curitiba and Cuiaba
While the countdown is at 76 days, three stadiums are yet to be opened before the World Cup. Two of them will welcome first fans within the next few days.
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Porto Alegre: Beira-Rio not ready until 10 days before the World Cup?!
While the stadium itself is delivered, its surroundings and temporary World Cup facilities still require work. Previous FIFA deadline cannot be met, so now tests of the prepared infrastructure need to start no later than June 5.
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Porto Alegre: “There is no pavement, it takes three months!”
There’s only 89 days left until the 2014 World Cup, but work is still ongoing in many areas. Recently opened Estadio Beira-Rio has almost none of the surrounding infrastructure, earning further criticism from FIFA.
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Sao Paulo: Last roof truss mounted, progress at 98%
Several hours ago the missing roof fragment was mounted in northern part of Arena Corinthians. This is where tragedy unfolded in late November. Soon the stadium will reach its final appearance.
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Brazil: Manaus opened once more, once more not finished
Yesterday saw the first game at Arena da Amazonia, the stadium initially opened by president Dilma Rousseff in mid-February. Both occasions have one thing in common: works still haven’t finished.
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Sao Paulo: Arena Corinthians a month late again
Less than 4 weeks – this is how little time will be left until the World Cup when Arena Corinthians opens in mid-May. But FIFA assures everything will still be ready in time.
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Belo Horizonte: Mineirão given extreme weather test
Just hours before yesterday’s Cruzeiro home game a massive storm went over Belo Horizonte. Stadium roof was slightly damaged, while field drainage couldn’t cope with the excessive amount of water. Still, the game was held without problems.
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Russia 2018: Stadium prices to inflate further?
The Russian Sports Ministry suggests to cancel all financial audits for 2018 World Cup stadiums. This is expected to increase work pace on delayed stadiums. But this might increase costs further, while they already highly exceed earlier estimations.