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For a third consecutive World Cup tournament, FIFA announced they would be holding FIFA Fan Fests in each of the twelve host cities. Prominent examples are the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, which had already held a Fan Fest in 2010, São Paulo 's Vale do Anhangabaú and Brasília 's Esplanada dos Ministérios , with the Congress in the ...
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA.It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2007.
In addition, stadiums must have a minimum number of television camera stands and media areas and also be free of advertising throughout the World Cup. This includes stadium names – for instance, during the 2006 World Cup, German stadiums such as Allianz Arena were renamed "FIFA World Cup Stadium – Munich" for licensing reasons. [3]
After the redevelopment, the stadium now has an all-seater capacity of 63,903. [4] The stadium closed on March 31, 2011, for the reconstruction project, which was officially completed in December 2012. [5] Castelão was the first of 12 stadiums being built or redeveloped for the 2014 World Cup to be completed. [5]
On 12 June 2014, the 2014 FIFA World Cup opened with host nation Brazil defeating Croatia 3–1, but that match was held at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo. The first game of the World Cup to be held in Maracanã was a 2–1 victory by Argentina over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday, 15 June 2014.
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil has begun. Check HuffPost's World Cup dashboard throughout the tournament for standings, schedules, and detailed summaries of each match.
The government earmarked R$3 billion (€1.8 billion, or £1.1 billion) for investment in projects related to the World Cup, and introduced a World Cup PAC. [26] In March 2007, Brazil announced an additional PAC investment of $526 billion from 2011 to 2014. [27] [disputed – discuss] Airports were identified as "the big problem" by the ...
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil has begun. Check HuffPost's World Cup dashboard throughout the tournament for standings, schedules, and detailed summaries of each match.