[Football is to Brazil what cricket is to India; an
obsession, almost a religion.
The opening ceremony is slated to take place on the 12th of
June, 2014 and it seems that still over half the stadiums out of the total
twelve are not ready to host such a major tournament. This, in spite of Brazil
getting seven years to prepare; more time than any other country has received
till date.
Even though the Brazilian government has put in an estimated
$14 billion into this hurried program and the cities who are hosting expecting
to put in some more of their funds, it is widely believed that it may already
be too late for few of the cities and that FIFA might consider changing their
venues altogether and in the process, shaming the host nation before the
international community.]
[This is my article for the Youth Connect magazine. You can
read the entire article here: FIFA 2014 Woes: Brazil Unprepared For The World Cup?]
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