The 2014 World Cup to be held in Brazil will be the 20th time the competition has taken place and the second time that Brazil has hosted it. It will be the first time the World Cup has been hosted in South America since 1978 when Argentina hosted the competition.
The 2014 World Cup will take place over a one month period between the 13th of June and July. It will include 32 teams from six confederations. The games will be held between 12 different venues in 12 different host cities. Six of the host cities will build new stadiums for the event and the rest will upgrade their current facilities.
The logo for the World Cup in 2014 has been named "Inspiration" and portrays three hands lifting the World Cup trophy. The design also encompasses the green and yellow colours from the Brazilian flag.
The final twelve cities chosen to host the 2014 World Cup are: Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo.
When the tournament comes around it will have been sixty four years since Brazil have last held the competition. The fans will embrace it, and the country will erupt in party. With Brazil's passion for football, they are surely going to put on a great tournament destined to be remembered for a long time.
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England Captain Steven Gerrard has been speaking about England’s chances of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup and admits his team need to dig deep when the competitive matches resume. After the draw in Montenegro last month, England trail the Group H leaders by two points with four games remaining. Therefore, they have plenty of
Newcastle United centre-half, Steven Taylor, admits that it was “a dream come true” to receive a call-up to the England squad. The 27-year-old has been drafted in by Roy Hodgson as cover for Gary Cahill, who will miss Friday’s World Cup qualifier against San Marino with a knee injury. The Chelsea defender faces a race
Tottenham Hotspur captain, Michael Dawson, admits it “would be a dream” to earn a recall to the England squad for the upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro. The former Nottingham Forest centre-back has shrugged off the disappointment of being put up for sale by Andre Villas-Boas last summer to enjoy an
Former head coach and World Cup-winning captain Dunga has rightly advised Brazil starlet Neymar to stay in his home country and reject a move to Europe until after the 2014 World Cup. Neymar has attracted attention from across the world following his rise to prominence with Sao Paulo-based side Santos A host of top clubs
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