Thursday, March 15, 2012

Organizers: Sao Paulo safe as WCup city in 2014

Organizers of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil said Thursday that Sao Paulo will remain a host city even though Morumbi stadium has been dropped because of financial issues.

Organizers and FIFA said they will work with South America's biggest city to find an alternative even though the deadline for stadium projects has passed.

"It's inadmissible to have a World Cup in Brazil without the presence of Sao Paulo," Brazilian football confederation president Ricardo Teixeira told Globo TV. "I have absolute certainty that the city and its authorities will put Sao Paulo back in the context."

FIFA and Brazilian organizers, which includes …

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