World Cup

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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Brazil recommended to host 2014 World Cup

ZURICH, Switzerland -- FIFA inspectors Thursday recommended Brazil's bid to host the 2014 World Cup, saying the country is capable of staging an "exceptional" tournament.
Soccer's governing body will announce the tournament host Tuesday, and Brazil is the only candidate. The inspection report was sent to FIFA's executive committee.
"Brazil is an appropriate choice to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup," the report said. "Brazil has shown the potential and demonstrated itself to be more than capable of hosting an exceptional FIFA World Cup."
Brazil has won the World Cup a record five times and hosted it once. That was in 1950 when it lost the final to Uruguay before a Maracana Stadium crowd of about 200,000.