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Article: Brazil ready to host 2014 World Cup despite concerns

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October 27, 2007
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Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 27 -- Ice cream vendor Jose and Brasilia Governor Jose Arruda are making concrete plans for the 2014 FIFA World Cup that Brazil will be hosting.

Jose has sent his three sons - aged 14, 12 and 11 - to a football school, saying that "this costs me one fifth of my monthly income but hopefully one will make it into the Selecao for the World Cup."

Arruda, meanwhile, has ordered the World Cup to be taught at all schools in the state of Brasilia to "make the young people feel the importance of the tournament for our country".

Brazil is the only candidate and has the nod from an inspection team of the ruling body FIFA ahead of the final presentation before FIFA Tuesday and the ...

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