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Brazil Speeds Up Venue Construction After Nearly Getting Axed From World Cup


Brazil Speeds Up Venue Construction After Nearly Getting Axed From World Cup
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Many in Brazil sighed with relief after international football officials this week approved a construction delay for a Curitiba city stadium. Last month, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) threatened to remove Curitiba from the 2014 World Cup for failing to meet a series of construction deadlines. The stadium is now due for completion in mid-May, about a month before the start of the world's most important football event. Zlatica Hoke has more.

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