However, FIFA's inspection report has identified 18 grounds but four would have to be built from scratch and all of the other 14 undergo substantial renovation.Blatter Picks 'Sex On The Pitch' Brazil For 2014 World Cup!
However, FIFA's inspection report has identified 18 grounds but four would have to be built from scratch and all of the other 14 undergo substantial renovation.I don't think anyone would argue their change to host the competition, but can the Brazilian football federation find the estimated £550million to do the job?
Brazil, the home of "sexy Football", is in a financial mess.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter: "The task was not easy - for us it was a real big challenge to have the same list of requirements and the same conditions for only one candidate than if we had two and perhaps we put the bar higher than if we had two.
"There was an extraordinary presentation by the delegation and we witnessed that this World Cup will have such a big social and cultural impact in Brazil.
"This the country that has given to the world the best football and the best footballers, five times world champions, and if we don't stop the invasion of Brazilian footballers then in years to come we may have only Brazilians in all the national teams!
"That's why the executive committee has decided unananimously to give the right and the responsibility to organise the 2014 World Cup to Brazil.
"Brazil has a rich history of hosting sporting and other international events, but the standards and demands of the FIFA World Cup will far surpass those of any other event staged in the history of Brazil in terms of magnitude and complexity.
"The inspection team is of the opinion that it would be important for FIFA experts to carefully review the process and progress of host city selection to ensure that adequate financing is committed and secured by the time of the deadline for the selection of the host cities and the related stadium facilities or potential stadium construction sites."