In 2003 FIFA pronounced the World Cup will be in South America, under its new rotation system
(which begins in South Africa in 2010).
The last time the World Cup was hosted in South America was in Argentina in 1978.
However, mistrust started unnerving in September 2006, with Brazil's president admitting
the country did not have the stadiums to host the event.
Brazil was the only country on the continent which said it wanted to hold the event and why not?
They have plenty of space, many live out of football and a possibility of many investors.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his country will need to build at least 12 FIFA
approved new stadiums if it plans on hosting the 2014 World Cup. "We don't have any stadium
which is in a condition to host World Cup games," Lula said during a speech.
"We're going to have to build at least 12 new stadiums in this country."
Far be it from us to question a president, but surely a couple of Brazil's existing stadiums
could be renovated sometime during the next six years. We also wonder how he came up with
the number 12? While Germany had 12 stadiums in 2006, South Africa will have 10 venues in 2010.
The stadiums are only a part of the equation. Anyone who has lived through a World Cup
can tell you that the investment in infrastructure to support the visitors is tremendous.
They will plough money into infrastructure, accommodation, travel, tourism and facilities to cater for this.
Flights and accommodation will have to be increased dramatically, as well to supply for the influx
of people that will be coming from all over the world!!! We are surely looking at a few hundred
thousand alone each week? Also, this will draw in a lot of overseas investors and companies
into Brazil, as well as real estate investors who ride on the backs of big worldwide events like this!!!
Now, we believe it is possible for this Billion dollar investment to take place, their economy has been
pretty steady the past years, but top official says Brazil is more than a year behind schedule
in its construction projects for the 2014 football World Cup.
The president of SINAENCO, a Brazilian architectural and engineering association, says
the government must improve its efforts or risk losing investment and the chance at hosting
future events.
"Brazil is more than a year behind," Jose Roberto Bernasconi said recently at SINAENCO's
annual meeting. "The authorities have to get involved." Bernasconi says the World Cup will
"promote Brazil and attract more investment in the future." But all that is at risk if construction
deadlines are not met.
Brazil hosted the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro last year without major glitches.
Brazil is bidding for the 2016 Olympics, which also would take place in Rio, therefore they are looking
forward in getting back full or even investment at long term. Looks pretty simple on paper, yet better
tangible.
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