On 7 March 2003, the world football body FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in Brazil, South America for the first time since Argentina hosted the 1978 FIFA World Cup, in line with its policy of rotating the right to host the World Cup amongst different confederations.
Brazil’s turn to host the FIFA Football World Cup in 2014, an event which should prove to be beneficial not only for the sport but the country itself. The country’s football stars from Pele to Ronaldinho are known throughout the world for their depth of artistry and skill in the beautiful game and the Brazilian team is holds the accolade for being the world’s only five-time champion squad.
Mario Zagallo, former Brazilian coach, said, “In seven years Brazil will have new stadiums, we will fix those which need to be fixed, and Brazil is the only candidate. FIFA has been here, they have been to the North East and saw it is possible to be done. I have no doubt the 2014 World Cup will be in Brazil.
Brazil is to spend $1.2 billion renovating its stadiums for the 2014 World Cup finals including rebuilding four stadia whilst the remaining 6 would undergo substantial renovation including the infamous Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro, which hosted the 1950 World Cup final and has already undergone recent reforms at a cost 200 million reais ($115 million). Economist Carlos Langoni estimates it will cost at least 6 billion dollars with the vast majority being spent on The remainder would be earmarked for infrastructure: roads, railways, airport modernization, telecommunications, power supply networks, hotels, etc.
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